HIGH7.5

GHSA-5fj7-f8x3-q2mc

simpleSAMLphp incorrectly handles XML encryption

Quick fix

GHSA-5fj7-f8x3-q2mc — simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

composer require simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp:^1.8.1

Details

simplesamlphp before 1.6.3 (squeeze) and before 1.8.2 (sid) incorrectly handles XML encryption which could allow remote attackers to decrypt or forge messages.

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Affected packages

Packagist/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.8.1

Fixcomposer require simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp:^1.8.1

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4625[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp[PACKAGE]
https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/blob/b3059c51a915910c6631fb2ee597c0fb6ad9162b/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog-1.x.md?plain=1#L1624[WEB]
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202330-1[WEB]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4625[WEB]
https://www.mageni.net/vulnerability/debian-security-advisory-dsa-2330-1-simplesamlphp-70545[WEB]