High, CVSS 7.5RubyGemsPublished
samlr XML nodes comment attack
CVE-2018-20857 · GHSA-qpxp-5j56-gg3x
- Affected
- RubyGems samlr < 2.6.2
- Fixed in
- 2.6.2· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Zendesk Samlr before 2.6.2 allows an XML nodes comment attack such as a nameid node with user@example.com followed by <!----. and then the attacker's domain name.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.6.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.