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CVE-2020-36563 json

Weak hash (SHA-1) in github.com/RobotsAndPencils/go-saml

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-5rhg-xhgr-5hfj , GO-2020-0047 , EUVD-2022-7517

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

XML Digital Signatures generated and validated using this package use SHA-1, which may allow an attacker to craft inputs which cause hash collisions depending on their control over the input.

Patch / fix

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CNA 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
go github.com/RobotsAndPencils/go-saml
<=0.0.0-20170520135329-fb13cb52a46b
all versions
no fix listed

Affected products

  • github.com/RobotsAndPencils/go-saml github.com/RobotsAndPencils/go-saml

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

Sources

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