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SCA: security update for robrichards/xmlseclibs (GHSA-pqm6-cgwr-x6pf)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422406

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Rob Richards XmlSecLibs, all versions prior to v3.0.3, as used for example by SimpleSAMLphp, performed
 incorrect validation of cryptographic signatures in XML messages, allowing an authenticated attacker to
 impersonate others or elevate privileges by creating a crafted XML message. (CVE-2019-3465)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqm6-cgwr-x6pf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 422406

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-3465

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-3465

cwe: CWE-347