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CVE-2025-25291· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

ruby-saml vulnerable to SAML authentication bypass due to DOCTYPE handling (parser differential)

ruby-saml provides security assertion markup language (SAML) single sign-on (SSO) for Ruby. An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in ruby-saml prior to versions 1.12.4 and 1.18.0 due to a parser differential. ReXML and Nokogiri parse XML differently; the parsers can generate entirely different document structures from the same XML input. That allows an attacker to be able to execute a Signature Wrapping attack. This issue may lead to authentication bypass. Versions 1.12.4 and 1.18.0 fix the issue.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v4.0—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 12, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
20.6% · 97th percentile
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Action score

43

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
6 / 30 · 20.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · GitHub_M
9.3
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
omniauthomniauth saml
oneloginruby-saml
netappstoragegrid

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • netapp storagegridall versions
  • omniauth omniauth samlbefore 1.10.6
  • omniauth omniauth saml2.0.0 and later · before 2.1.3
  • omniauth omniauth saml2.2.0 and later · before 2.2.3
  • onelogin ruby-samlbefore 1.12.4
  • onelogin ruby-saml1.13.0 and later · before 1.18.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • SAML-Toolkits ruby-saml

    • < 1.12.4, >= 1.13.0, < 1.18.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:11ruby-samlbefore 1.11.0-1+deb11u21.11.0-1+deb11u2
Debian:12ruby-samlall versions—
RubyGemsomniauth-samlfrom 2.0.0 · before 2.1.32.1.3
RubyGemsomniauth-samlfrom 2.2.0 · before 2.2.32.2.3
RubyGemsomniauth-samlbefore 1.10.61.10.6
RubyGemsruby-samlfrom 1.13.0 · before 1.18.01.18.0
RubyGemsruby-samlbefore 1.12.41.12.4

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-25292Ruby SAML vulnerable to SAML authentication bypass due to namespace handling (parser differential)
    57Plan
  • CVE-2017-11430Multiple SAML libraries may allow authentication bypass via incorrect XML canonicalization and DOM traversal
    40Plan
  • CVE-2025-25293ruby-saml vulnerable to Remote Denial of Service (DoS) with compressed SAML responses
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Debian:ruby-saml1.11.0-1+deb11u2 · Debian:11Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:omniauth-saml1.10.6Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:omniauth-saml2.1.3Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:omniauth-saml2.2.3Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:ruby-saml1.12.4Package registry (OSV)
RubyGems:ruby-saml1.18.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2025-25291 —

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2025-252920 days apartRuby SAML vulnerable to SAML authentication bypass due to namespace handling (parser differential)
    57Plan

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Root cause

The verifier takes the algorithm to verify with from the token’s own header. Untrusted data ends up deciding its own verification rule.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const claims = jwt.verify(token, publicKey);

Fixed

ts
const claims = jwt.verify(token, publicKey, {  algorithms: ["RS256"],  issuer: "https://id.example.com",  audience: "portal",});

Attack context

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