GO-2020-0050

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    GO-2020-0050

    Published: 14 Apr 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: XML digital signature validation bypass in github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig

    Details: Due to the behavior of encoding/xml, a crafted XML document may cause XML Digital Signature validation to be entirely bypassed, causing an unsigned document to appear signed.

    References: https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/commit/f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig

    Purl: pkg:golang/github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.1.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GO-2020-0050 | CVE-DB