CVE-2025-48994

Medium

Description

SignXML is an implementation of the W3C XML Signature standard in Python. When verifying signatures with X509 certificate validation turned off and HMAC shared secret set (`signxml.XMLVerifier.verify(require_x509=False, hmac_key=...`), versions of SignXML prior to 4.0.4 are vulnerable to a potential algorithm confusion attack. Unless the user explicitly limits the expected signature algorithms using the `signxml.XMLVerifier.verify(expect_config=...)` setting, an attacker may supply a signature unexpectedly signed with a key other than the provided HMAC key, using a different (asymmetric key) signature algorithm. Starting with SignXML 4.0.4, specifying `hmac_key` causes the set of accepted signature algorithms to be restricted to HMAC only, if not already restricted by the user.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
ProductSignxml
PublishedJun 2, 2025
First seenJun 2, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-303CWE-303

How to fix

Update
  • signxml4.0.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
signxmlPyPIv < 4.0.44.0.4

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