CVE-2026-49289 PUBLISHED

SimpleSAMLphp SAML2: Possible DoS via XPath Transform

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 28.05.2026 Published: 19.08.2026 Updated: 19.08.2026

The SimpleSAMLphp SAML2 library is a PHP library for SAML2 related functionality. In 4.19.2 and 4.20.2, the library permits attacker-controlled XPath transforms while processing XML signatures in specially crafted SAML messages. XPath evaluation can consume uncontrolled processing resources, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to deny service to any entity relying on SimpleSAMLphp or directly on the SAML2 library. The mitigation limits the number of transforms, permits only transform algorithms identified by the SAML 2.0 Core specification, and specifically rejects XPath transforms. This issue is fixed in versions 4.19.3 and 4.20.3.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor simplesamlphp
Product saml2
Versions
  • Version >= 4.19.2, < 4.19.3 is affected
  • Version >= 4.20.2, < 4.20.3 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE