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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-11428

OneLogin Ruby-SAML 1.6.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2017-11428

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Apr 2019, 14:29 UTC

OneLogin Ruby-SAML 1.6.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.

osv:CVE-2017-11428
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "OneLogin Ruby-SAML 1.6.0 and earlier may incorrectly utilize the results of XML DOM traversal and canonicalization APIs in such a way that an attacker may be able to manipulate the SAML data without invalidating the cryptographic signature, allowing the attack to potentially bypass authentication to SAML service providers.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:57.415025677Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/475445",
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