CVE-2018-5387: Improper Authentication

July 24, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

Wizkunde SAMLBase may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5387

Code Behaviors & Features

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