CVE-2024-52596: SimpleSAMLphp xml-common XXE vulnerability

8.8 CVSS

Description

SimpleSAMLphp xml-common is a common classes for handling XML-structures. When loading an (untrusted) XML document, for example the SAMLResponse, it's possible to induce an XXE. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-52596

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

Affected Products

Vendor: simplesamlphp

Product: xml-common

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/simplesamlphp/xml-common/security/advisories/GHSA-2x65-fpch-2fcm
https://github.com/simplesamlphp/xml-common/commit/fa4ade391c3194466acf5fbfd5d2ecdbf5e831f5

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