CVE-2026-9487

XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow signature wrapping via duplicate ID

Published Aug 3, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.1 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow signature wrapping via duplicate ID.

_get_signed_xml() in lib/XML/Sig.pm, called from verify(), resolves the SignedInfo Reference/@URI to a node with the XPath expression "//*[@ID='$id']" and returns the first node of the resulting node set. A document in which two elements share that ID value is accepted: the digest and signature are checked against whichever element comes first in document order, and the duplicate is not detected.

Such a document verifies successfully while an application that resolves the same ID independently can read the second, attacker supplied element; in a SAML2 context this places the contents of an Assertion under attacker control.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to version 0.71


Vendor Workaround

Signing the outermost <samlp:Response> element rather than only the inner <saml:Assertion> reduces exposure, but does not prevent wrapping variants in which the duplicate ID is introduced outside the signed element. Upgrading to 0.71 is the complete fix.

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow signature wrapping via duplicate ID. _get_signed_xml() in lib/XML/Sig.pm, called from verify(), resolves the SignedInfo Reference/@URI to a node with the XPath expression "//*[@ID='$id']" and returns the first node of the resulting node set. A document in which two elements share that ID value is accepted: the digest and signature are checked against whichever element comes first in document order, and the duplicate is not detected. Such a document verifies successfully while an application that resolves the same ID independently can read the second, attacker supplied element; in a SAML2 context this places the contents of an Assertion under attacker control.
Title XML::Sig versions before 0.71 for Perl allow signature wrapping via duplicate ID
Weaknesses CWE-347
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CPANSec
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2026, 7:59 PM
Reserved
May 24, 2026, 1:47 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 3, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 9:10 PM