CVE-2016-10149

high
Published 2017-03-24 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
7.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10149

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/pull/379

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/issues/366

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/rohe/pysaml2/commit/6e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=850716

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/19/5

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10149.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debian8.0affected
debian debianbookwormfixed3.0.0-5
debian debianbullseyefixed3.0.0-5
debian debianforkyfixed3.0.0-5
debian debiansidfixed3.0.0-5
debian debiantrixiefixed3.0.0-5

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIpysaml2<4.5.04.5.0
python PyPIpysaml2<6e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b||<4.5.06e09a25d9b4b7aa7a506853210a9a14100b8bc9b

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
pysaml2_projectpysaml2{"endIncluding":"4.4.0"}

References

CWEs

CWE-611

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.