#VU101091 XML External Entity injection in SimpleSAMLphp - CVE-2024-52596
Published: December 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101091
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-52596
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SimpleSAMLphp
SimpleSAMLphp
Software vendor:
SimpleSAMLphp
SimpleSAMLphp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in saml2/src/SAML2/DOMDocumentFactory.php when parsing SAML messages. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.