CVE-2021-21239

MEDIUM LAB

PySAML2 <6.5.0 - Improper Signature Verification

Title source: llm

Description

PySAML2 is a pure python implementation of SAML Version 2 Standard. PySAML2 before 6.5.0 has an improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability. Users of pysaml2 that use the default CryptoBackendXmlSec1 backend and need to verify signed SAML documents are impacted. PySAML2 does not ensure that a signed SAML document is correctly signed. The default CryptoBackendXmlSec1 backend is using the xmlsec1 binary to verify the signature of signed SAML documents, but by default xmlsec1 accepts any type of key found within the given document. xmlsec1 needs to be configured explicitly to only use only _x509 certificates_ for the verification process of the SAML document signature. This is fixed in PySAML2 6.5.0.

Exploits (4)

nomisec WORKING POC
by Crims-on · poc
https://github.com/Crims-on/CVE-2021-21239
nomisec WORKING POC
by illera88 · poc
https://github.com/illera88/CVE-2021-21239
nomisec WORKING POC
by GrantBirki · poc
https://github.com/GrantBirki/redash-vulnerable
nomisec WORKING POC
by RyanBoomer30 · poc
https://github.com/RyanBoomer30/CVE-2021-21239-Exploit

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0310
EPSS Percentile 86.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 9.0
pypi/pysaml2 0 - 6.5.0PyPI
pysaml2_project/pysaml2 < 6.5.0
Published Jan 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026