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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-15216
Signature Validation Bypass in goxmldsig
Vulnerability Description
In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one. A patch is available, all users of goxmldsig should upgrade to at least revision f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64 or version 1.1.0
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/security/advisories/GHSA-q547-gmf8-8jr7
- https://github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/commit/f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64
- https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig?tab=overview
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZECBFD4M4PHBMBOCMSQ537NOU37QOVWP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GUH33FPUXED3FHYL25BJOQPRKFGPOMS2/
Affected Vendor
russellhaering
View all reports →Affected Software
goxmldsig
Vulnerable Versions:
< 1.1.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 29th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N