6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-27736
FusionAuth SAML XML External Entity Injection
Description

FusionAuth fusionauth-samlv2 before 0.5.4 allows XXE attacks via a forged AuthnRequest or LogoutRequest because parseFromBytes uses javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory unsafely.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2021, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-27736 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fusionauth saml_v2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-27736 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-27736 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-27736 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

SAML2 Burp Extension

saml burp

Java Shell HTML Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
426 stars 69 fork 69 watcher
Born at : July 22, 2015, 12:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

SAML v2.0 bindings in Java using JAXB

Java

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
8 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : June 27, 2013, 7:30 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-27736 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-27736 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/commit/c66fb689d50010662f705d5b585c6388ce555dbd
    Added Reference https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/compare/0.5.3...0.5.4
    Added Reference https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-03_CSNC-2021-004_FusionAuth_SAML_Library_XML_External_Entity.txt
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/commit/c66fb689d50010662f705d5b585c6388ce555dbd No Types Assigned https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/commit/c66fb689d50010662f705d5b585c6388ce555dbd Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/compare/0.5.3...0.5.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/FusionAuth/fusionauth-samlv2/compare/0.5.3...0.5.4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-03_CSNC-2021-004_FusionAuth_SAML_Library_XML_External_Entity.txt No Types Assigned https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2021-03_CSNC-2021-004_FusionAuth_SAML_Library_XML_External_Entity.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-611
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:saml_v2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.5.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} -0.26%

score

0.48113

percentile