MojoX::Authentication versions before 0.006 for Perl allow SAML authentication bypass because parse_assertion builds Net::SAML2::Binding::POST without a trust anchor.

parse_assertion in MojoX::Authentication::Model::SAML2 calls Net::SAML2::Binding::POST->new with no cacert, cert_text or anchors argument, then passes the returned XML to Net::SAML2::Protocol::Assertion->new_from_xml with the IdP signing certificate as cacert. In Net::SAML2 before 0.86 that certificate guards only encrypted assertions, so the signature on an unencrypted assertion is checked against the certificate the response itself carries.

An attacker starts a SAML login, then posts a response signed with a certificate of their own. The audience, InResponseTo and timestamp checks that follow are all satisfiable by the attacker, so the response authenticates any NameID it carries.

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Solution

Upgrade to MojoX-Authentication 0.006 or later.


Workaround

For deployments that cannot upgrade, install Net::SAML2 0.86 or later. SAML login then fails rather than accepting a forged assertion.

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Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Description MojoX::Authentication versions before 0.006 for Perl allow SAML authentication bypass because parse_assertion builds Net::SAML2::Binding::POST without a trust anchor. parse_assertion in MojoX::Authentication::Model::SAML2 calls Net::SAML2::Binding::POST->new with no cacert, cert_text or anchors argument, then passes the returned XML to Net::SAML2::Protocol::Assertion->new_from_xml with the IdP signing certificate as cacert. In Net::SAML2 before 0.86 that certificate guards only encrypted assertions, so the signature on an unencrypted assertion is checked against the certificate the response itself carries. An attacker starts a SAML login, then posts a response signed with a certificate of their own. The audience, InResponseTo and timestamp checks that follow are all satisfiable by the attacker, so the response authenticates any NameID it carries.
Title MojoX::Authentication versions before 0.006 for Perl allow SAML authentication bypass because parse_assertion builds Net::SAML2::Binding::POST without a trust anchor
Weaknesses CWE-347
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-06T22:24:19.368Z

Reserved: 2026-09-06T17:59:12.036Z

Link: CVE-2026-86304

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T23:17:39.483

Modified: 2026-09-06T23:17:39.483

Link: CVE-2026-86304

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Updated: 2026-09-06T23:30:05Z

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