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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-12874

The InfoCard module 1.0 for SimpleSAMLphp allows attackers to spoof XML messages by leveraging an incorrect check of return values in signature validation utilities.

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1 Nov 2026, 07:35 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-12874

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Sept 2017, 21:29 UTC

The InfoCard module 1.0 for SimpleSAMLphp allows attackers to spoof XML messages by leveraging an incorrect check of return values in signature validation utilities.

osv:CVE-2017-12874
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12874",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "The InfoCard module 1.0 for SimpleSAMLphp allows attackers to spoof XML messages by leveraging an incorrect check of return values in signature validation utilities.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12874",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:55.434669252Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00007.html",
        "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4127",
        "https://simplesamlphp.org/security/201612-03"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438420,
  "published_at": "2017-09-01T21:29:00.64+00:00"
}