High

robrichards/xmlseclibs XPath injection

  • Disclosed: 20.05.2024
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A vulnerability has been identified in the robrichards/xmlseclibs library, specifically related to XPath injection. The issue arises from inadequate filtering of user input before it is incorporated into XPath expressions.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package robrichards/xmlseclibs >= 1.0.0, < 3.0.2 3.0.2

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-91
Platform
Composer
Package
robrichards/xmlseclibs
Disclosed
20.05.2024
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-2g98-f9jv-w8c5 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: robrichards/xmlseclibs

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
4
First → latest
11.2019 03.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 3
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2019: 1
  2. 2020: 0
  3. 2021: 0
  4. 2022: 0
  5. 2023: 0
  6. 2024: 1
  7. 2025: 1
  8. 2026: 1
  1. robrichards/xmlseclibs XPath injection this entry
    High · 7.5 ghsa-2g98-f9jv-w8c5 >= 1.0.0, < 3.0.2 3.0.2
  2. High · 8.8 CVE-2019-3465 >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.4, >= 1.0.0, < 2.1.1 3.0.4, 2.1.1

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