CVE-2016-10149
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-10149 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-03-24 14:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC |
| Description | XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in PySAML2 4.4.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a crafted SAML XML request or response. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-611 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Pysaml2 Project | Pysaml2 | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3759-1 python-pysaml2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| python-pysaml2 CVE-2016-10149 XML Entity Expansion Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| PySAML vulnerable to XXE · Issue #366 · rohe/pysaml2 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| #850716 - python-pysaml2: CVE-2016-10149 - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Fix XXE in XML parsing (related to #366) · rohe/pysaml2@6e09a25 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Fix XXE in XML parsing (related to #366) by fruechel · Pull Request #379 · rohe/pysaml2 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request: python-pysaml2 XML external entity attack | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 981143 Python (pip) Security Update for pysaml2 (GHSA-c2vx-49jm-h3f6)