Net::SAML2 versions before 0.86 for Perl allow SAML authentication bypass via XML signature wrapping because new_from_xml reads assertion identity with document-wide XPath instead of the signed subtree.
new_from_xml reads the NameID, attribute values, SessionIndex, audience and other identity fields with document-wide XPath, such as //saml:Assertion/saml:AttributeStatement/saml:Attribute and //saml:Subject/saml:NameID, which select the first matching element in document order rather than the element covered by the verified signature. handle_response confirms that a signature is present and, when a cacert is configured, that it chains to the CA, but XML::Sig verifies only the element named by the signature's Reference URI, so unsigned sibling assertions in the same document are not covered. An attacker who holds any one IdP-signed assertion can add an unsigned attacker-authored assertion earlier in document order; the signature still verifies and the document-order XPath returns the attacker's NameID and attributes.
Any caller that passes an untrusted Response to new_from_xml can accept identity fields from an assertion the IdP never signed, even when a cacert trust anchor is configured, so a party holding one valid IdP-signed assertion can authenticate as an arbitrary user.
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06 Aug 2026, 18:37
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:timlegge:net\:\:saml2:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/perl-net-saml2/perl-Net-SAML2/commit/201fead7f42b83f40c84bf4a311a25b09acd18f9.patch - Patch | |
| References | () https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/Net-SAML2-0.86/changes - Release Notes |
03 Aug 2026, 20:17
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v2 : unknown
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Information
Published : 2026-08-03 14:16
Updated : 2026-08-06 18:37
NVD link : CVE-2026-18092
Mitre link : CVE-2026-18092
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18092
JSON object : View
Products Affected
timlegge
- net\
CWE
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
