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    CVE-2016-9814

    The validateSignature method in the SAML2\Utils class in SimpleSAMLphp before 1.14.10 and simplesamlphp/saml2 library before 1.9.1, 1.10.x before 1.10.3, and 2.x before 2.3.3 allows remote attackers to spoof SAML responses or possibly cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging improper conversion of return values to boolean.

    Published:Feb 16, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 16, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00825
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Simplesamlphp
    Product
    Saml2
    Vendor
    Simplesamlphp
    Product
    Simplesamlphp

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High