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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2023-26267 json

php-saml-sp before 1.1.1 and 2.x before 2.1.1 allows reading arbitrary files as the webserver user because resolving XML external entities…

published 2023-02-21 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-30091

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

php-saml-sp before 1.1.1 and 2.x before 2.1.1 allows reading arbitrary files as the webserver user because resolving XML external entities was silently enabled via \LIBXML_DTDLOAD | \LIBXML_DTDATTR.

Patch / fix

  • php-saml-sp_project php-saml-sp 1.1.1, 2.1.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
19 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.