XML External Entity (XXE) Injection Affecting simplesamlphp package, versions <1.18.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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- published15 Sept 2026
- disclosed2 Dec 2024
Introduced: 2 Dec 2024
CVE-2024-52596 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 simplesamlphp to version 1.18.4-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream simplesamlphp package and not the simplesamlphp package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
SimpleSAMLphp xml-common is a common classes for handling XML-structures. When loading an (untrusted) XML document, for example the SAMLResponse, it's possible to induce an XXE. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2024-52596
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/xml-common/commit/fa4ade391c3194466acf5fbfd5d2ecdbf5e831f5
- https://github.com/simplesamlphp/xml-common/security/advisories/GHSA-2x65-fpch-2fcm
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00001.html