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CVE-2016-5697
Ruby-saml before 1.3.0 allows attackers to perform XML signature wrapping attacks via unspecified vectors.
High7.5EPSS 1.2%
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Description
Ruby-saml before 1.3.0 allows attackers to perform XML signature wrapping attacks via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 32% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- RubyGemsruby-samlGHSA-36p7-xjw8-h6f2 (opens in a new tab)
References (1)
- [oss-security] 20160624 [CVE-2016-5697] signature wrapping attack vulnerability in ruby-saml prior to version 1.3.0 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/3 MLIST:[oss-security] 06/24/2016 Re: [CVE-2016-5697] signature wrapping attack vulnerability in ruby-saml prior to version 1.3.0 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-36p7-xjw8-h6f2 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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