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GHSA-q547-gmf8-8jr7

MediumCVSS 5.3 / 10
Published May 24, 2021·Last modified Mar 13, 2026
Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

Description

Impact

With a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one.

Patches

A patch is available, all users of goxmldsig should upgrade to v1.1.0.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory open an issue at https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig

Risk Scores
Base Score
5.3

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. The attacker needs the user to perform some action, like clicking a link. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data.

Threat Intelligence
4.9

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

EPSS
0.98%

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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