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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-1000165

LightSAML version prior to 1.3.5 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in signature validation in readers in src/LightSaml/Model/XmlDSig/ that can result in impersonation of any user from Identity Provider. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.3.5 and later.

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CVE-2018-1000165
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31 Oct 2026, 10:02 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-1000165

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Apr 2018, 19:29 UTC

LightSAML version prior to 1.3.5 contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in signature validation in readers in src/LightSaml/Model/XmlDSig/ that can result in impersonation of any user from Identity Provider. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.3.5 and later.

osv:CVE-2018-1000165
Complete source record
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  "published_at": "2018-04-18T19:29:00.77+00:00"
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