CVE-2026-9390

XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow XPath injection in ID lookup. verify() and _get_signed_xml() in lib/XML/Sig.pm build XPath expressions by concatenating the SignedInfo/Reference/@URI value read from the document being verified. The value is neither escaped nor checked against the NCName grammar that XML requires of an ID, so a URI containing a single quote closes the string literal in the generated expression and appends arbitrary XPath operators. A crafted URI can make the lookup match elements the reference does not name, or every element in the document, so which node is selected for digest verification is decided by the injected expression rather than by the reference.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:xml\:\:sig_project:xml\:\:sig:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

History

05 Aug 2026, 14:57

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:xml\:\:sig_project:xml\:\:sig:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*
First Time Xml\
Xml\ \
References () https://github.com/perl-net-saml2/perl-XML-Sig/commit/69ad2b421118fadd33d57f50b110b8d161e8fef5.patch - () https://github.com/perl-net-saml2/perl-XML-Sig/commit/69ad2b421118fadd33d57f50b110b8d161e8fef5.patch - Patch
References () https://github.com/perl-net-saml2/perl-XML-Sig/commit/a85aad21aa767ac1c158bbfc19447683941ab376.patch - () https://github.com/perl-net-saml2/perl-XML-Sig/commit/a85aad21aa767ac1c158bbfc19447683941ab376.patch - Patch
References () https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/XML-Sig-0.71/changes - () https://metacpan.org/release/TIMLEGGE/XML-Sig-0.71/changes - Release Notes

03 Aug 2026, 20:17

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.1

03 Aug 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-08-03 14:16

Updated : 2026-08-05 14:57


NVD link : CVE-2026-9390

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9390

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9390


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-643

Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')

CWE-1287

Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input