CVE-2011-4625

HIGH7.5EPSS 0.27%

simpleSAMLphp incorrectly handles XML encryption

Published: 4/22/2022Modified: 4/28/2026

Also known as:GHSA-5fj7-f8x3-q2mcDEBIAN-CVE-2011-4625

Description

simplesamlphp before 1.6.3 (squeeze) and before 1.8.2 (sid) incorrectly handles XML encryption which could allow remote attackers to decrypt or forge messages.

Affected packages (3)

Debian/simplesamlphpfrom 0, < 1.8.1-1
Debian/simplesamlphpfrom 0, < 1.6.3-2
Packagist/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphpfrom 0, < 1.8.1

CVSS scores

Source	Version	Severity	Vector
osv	CVSS 3.1	HIGH7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References (6)

ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4625
PATCHhttps://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp
WEBhttps://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp/blob/b3059c51a915910c6631fb2ee597c0fb6ad9162b/docs/simplesamlphp-changelog-1.x.md?plain=1#L1624
WEBhttps://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202330-1
WEBhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4625
WEBhttps://www.mageni.net/vulnerability/debian-security-advisory-dsa-2330-1-simplesamlphp-70545