CVE-2016-5697
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Ruby-saml before 1.3.0 allows attackers to perform XML signature wrapping attacks via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.3.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.3.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| onelogin | ruby-saml | {"endIncluding":"1.2.0"} | |
References
- https://github.com/onelogin/ruby-saml/commit/a571f52171e6bfd87db59822d1d9e8c38fb3b995
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5697
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ruby-saml/CVE-2016-5697.yml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5697
CWEs
CWE-91
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.