ruby-saml Gem up to 0.x on Ruby xml_security.rb injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in ruby-saml Gem up to 0.x on Ruby. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file xml_security.rb. The manipulation leads to injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-20108. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ruby-saml Gem up to 0.x on Ruby (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file xml_security.rb. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

xml_security.rb in the ruby-saml gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby allows XPath injection and code execution because prepared statements are not used.

The weakness was shared 05/28/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-20108 since 05/27/2023. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 9853651b96b99653ea8627d757d46bfe62ab6448 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1617). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ruby-saml Gem 1.0.0
Patch: 9853651b96b99653ea8627d757d46bfe62ab6448

Timelineinfo

05/27/2023 🔍
05/28/2023 +1 days 🔍
05/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/14/2025 +777 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 9853651b96b99653ea8627d757d46bfe62ab6448
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-20108 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-20108
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230099
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/28/2023 07:22
Updated: 07/14/2025 00:11
Changes: 05/28/2023 07:22 (43), 06/21/2023 14:04 (1), 06/21/2023 14:10 (11), 07/14/2025 00:11 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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