# CVE-2015-20108: xml\_security.rb in the ruby-saml gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby allows XPath injection and code execution because prepared statements are not use

- Also known as: GHSA-R364-2PJ4-PF7F
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0
- Published: 2023-05-27 · Updated: 2025-01-14

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- ruby-saml (RubyGems): fixed in 1.0.0

## Description

xml_security.rb in the ruby-saml gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby allows XPath injection and code execution because prepared statements are not used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, ruby-saml, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/SAML-Toolkits/ruby-saml/pull/225
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ruby-saml/OSVDB-124991.yml
- https://github.com/SAML-Toolkits/ruby-saml/compare/v0.9.2...v1.0.0
- https://github.com/SAML-Toolkits/ruby-saml/commit/9853651b96b99653ea8627d757d46bfe62ab6448
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0003/

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