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CVE-2025-66578: robrichards/xmlseclibs has an Libxml2 Canonicalization error which can bypass Digest/Signature validation

December 8, 2025 (updated December 9, 2025)

An authentication bypass vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the libxml2 canonicalization process, which is used by xmlseclibs during document transformation. This weakness allows an attacker to generate a valid signature once and reuse it indefinitely. In practice, a signature created during a previous interaction - or through a misconfigured authentication flow - can be replayed to bypass authentication checks.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c4cc-x928-vjw9
  • github.com/robrichards/xmlseclibs
  • github.com/robrichards/xmlseclibs/blob/f4131320c6dcd460f1b0c67f16f8bf24ce4b5c3e/src/XMLSecurityDSig.php
  • github.com/robrichards/xmlseclibs/commit/69fd63080bc47a8d51bc101c30b7cb756862d1d6
  • github.com/robrichards/xmlseclibs/security/advisories/GHSA-c4cc-x928-vjw9
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66578

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.1.4

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.4 or above.

Impact 6 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-248: Uncaught Exception

Source file

packagist/robrichards/xmlseclibs/CVE-2025-66578.yml

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