Fluid Attacks Database

Description

Pysaml2 does not sanitize XML responses XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in PySAML2 4.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted SAML XML request or response.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem	Component	Affected version	Patched versions
debian 13	python-pysaml2	>=0 <3.0.0-5	3.0.0-5
debian 12	python-pysaml2	>=0 <3.0.0-5	3.0.0-5
pypi	pysaml2	>=0 <4.5.0	4.5.0
debian 14	python-pysaml2	>=0 <3.0.0-5	3.0.0-5

Aliases

1. CVE-2016-101492. NVD-2016-101493. OSV-DEBIAN-2016-101494. OSV-2016-101495. GHSA-c2vx-49jm-h3f66. GCVE-2016-101497. SECURITY-TRACKER-CVE-2016-101498. access.redhat.com9. access.redhat.com10. access.redhat.com

References

1. https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/3662. https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/pull/3793. https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/commit/6e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b4. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=8507165. https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pysaml2/PYSEC-2017-25.yaml6. http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-37597. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/5

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