CVE-2017-11428
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
OneLogin Ruby-SAML 1.6.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-x2fr-v8wf-8wwvRuby-SAML Improper Authentication vulnerability2019-07-05ghsa · osvUS
OneLogin Ruby-SAML 1.6.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.
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references (9)
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- https://duo.com/blog/duo-finds-saml-vulnerabilities-affecting-multiple-implementationscnnvd
- https://github.com/onelogin/ruby-samlPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11428cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Ruby-saml-write-access-via-XML-DOM-Traversal-46487cnnvd
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/475445cnnvd
- https://duo.com/blog/duo-finds-saml-vulnerabilities-affecting-multiple-implementationsenisa_euvd
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/475445enisa_euvd
- https://duo.com/blog/duo-finds-saml-vulnerabilities-affecting-multiple-implementationsExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisorynvd
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