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CVE-2020-27847

Published: May 28, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-228
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 24.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability exists in the SAML connector of the github.com/dexidp/dex library used to process SAML Signature Validation. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass SAML authentication. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. This flaw affects dex versions before 2.27.0.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-228

Affected Products

linuxfoundation
oss-project·USaka yocto, pytorch, everest
dexLibraryLibrary
AI / ML
Go
package-ecosystem
github.com/dexidp/dex
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1907732
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/dexidp/dex/security/advisories/GHSA-m9hp-7r99-94h5
github.com
https://mattermost.com/blog/coordinated-disclosure-go-xml-vulnerabilities/
mattermost.com
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