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CVE-2016-10127

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Date: March 3, 2017

PySAML2 allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted SAML XML request or response.

Language: Python

Severity Score

9.0

Related Resources (12)

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/5

Url: https://web.archive.org/web/20200227195127/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95376

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10127

Url: https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pysaml2/PYSEC-2017-67.yaml

Url: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850716

Url: https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/366

Url: https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/commit/6e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b

Url: https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/pull/379

Url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m269-wj6g-c459

Url: https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95376

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-10127

Severity Score

9.0

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CWE-611

Top Fix

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Upgrade to version 4.5.0

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	9.0
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	CHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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