CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-10127

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Published: Mar 03, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.3 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW

PySAML2 allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted SAML XML request or response.

Weakness

The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Pysaml2 Pysaml2_project - (including) - (including)
Python-pysaml2 Ubuntu artful *
Python-pysaml2 Ubuntu upstream *
Python-pysaml2 Ubuntu yakkety *
Python-pysaml2 Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References