What is CVE-2020-15216?

CVE-2020-15216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Russellhaering Goxmldsig, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-15216?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Russellhaering Goxmldsig

CVE-2020-15216

In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one. A patch is available…

EPSS: 0.002 (43.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Russellhaering Goxmldsig — versions < 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/security/advisories/GHSA-q547-gmf8-8jr7 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig/commit/f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb961… (x_refsource_MISC)
pkg.go.dev/github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig (x_refsource_MISC)
FEDORA-2021-a2a7673da2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
FEDORA-2021-9316ee2948 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15216?: CVE-2020-15216 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Russellhaering Goxmldsig, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-15216?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.