go-saml XML Digital Signature weak password hash

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in go-saml. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component XML Digital Signature Handler. The manipulation leads to weak password hash. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-36563. No exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in go-saml (unknown version). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component XML Digital Signature Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a weak password hash vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-916. The product generates a hash for a password, but it uses a scheme that does not provide a sufficient level of computational effort that would make password cracking attacks infeasible or expensive. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

XML Digital Signatures generated and validated using this package use SHA-1, which may allow an attacker to craft inputs which cause hash collisions depending on their control over the input.

The weakness was published 12/28/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-36563 since 07/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Weak password hash
CWE: CWE-916 / CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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Patch: github.com

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07/29/2022 🔍
12/28/2022 +152 days 🔍
12/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +835 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-36563 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36563
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216935

Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2022 09:30
Updated: 04/11/2025 19:42
Changes: 12/28/2022 09:30 (38), 01/25/2023 13:23 (11), 04/11/2025 19:42 (16)
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