XXE attack in Shibboleth Service Provider - CVE-2018-0489
Published: February 28, 2018 / Updated: March 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10777
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0489
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Shibboleth
Affected software:
Shibboleth Service Provider
Shibboleth Service Provider
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XXE attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an implementation flaw in the XMLTooling library. A remote attacker can add or modify specially crafted XML data, modify digital signatures of user attribute data and impersonate a user or obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an implementation flaw in the XMLTooling library. A remote attacker can add or modify specially crafted XML data, modify digital signatures of user attribute data and impersonate a user or obtain potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0489
Update to version 2.6.1.4.