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GHSA-8gqj-226h-gm8r

HighCVSS 8.6 / 10
Published May 6, 2025·Last modified May 7, 2025
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Overview

This vulnerability allows an attacker to impersonate any user during SAML authentication by tampering with a valid SAML response. This can be done by adding attributes to the response.

Am I Affected?

You are affected by this SAML Attribute Smuggling vulnerability if you are using passport-wsfed-saml2 version 4.6.3 or below, specifically under the following conditions:

  1. The service provider is using passport-wsfed-saml2,
  2. A valid SAML Response signed by the Identity Provider can be obtained

Fix

Upgrade to v4.6.4 or greater.

Risk Scores
Base Score
8.6

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
6.2

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.35%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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