FusionAuth fusionauth-samlv2 0.2.3 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-347Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
FusionAuth fusionauth-samlv2 0.2.3 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0293 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:samlv2:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2.3 | Vulnerable | Fusionauth |
- cpe:2.3:a:fusionauth:samlv2:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.3 Vulnerable ·Fusionauth
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12676
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh45-328h-49g4
References
Exploit 4
- https://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf
- 20201002 CVE-2020-12676 - FusionAuth SAML v2.0 bindings in Java using JAXB - Signature Exclusion Attack
- https://compass-security.com/fileadmin/Research/Advisories/2020-06_CSNC-2020-002_FusionAuth_Signature_Exclusion_Attack.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159454/FusionAuth-SAMLv2-0.2.3-Message-Forging.html
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-12676 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12676 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh45-328h-49g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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