Description
Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in dropbox samly allows an attacker to establish an authenticated session using a SAML response the service provider never requested.

Samly.SPHandler.validate_authresp/3 in lib/samly/sp_handler.ex validates a SAML response for the SP-initiated flow by comparing only the RelayState value, the IdP identifier, and the presence of a target URL held in the session. It never compares SubjectConfirmationData/@InResponseTo against the ID of the AuthnRequest the service provider issued, and that request ID is never persisted, so no comparison is possible. SAML 2.0 Core section 4.1.4.3 requires a service provider to reject a response whose InResponseTo does not match a request it made. The underlying esaml library checks status, signature, recipient, audience, and staleness, but likewise never inspects InResponseTo, so nothing else closes the gap. Exploitation requires a validly signed assertion from the trusted IdP, which an attacker can obtain for their own account, and a RelayState matching the victim's session; the assertion signature itself remains intact, so this is not a signature-forgery issue.

This issue affects samly: from v0.3.0 onward.
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 7.6 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in dropbox samly allows an attacker to establish an authenticated session using a SAML response the service provider never requested. Samly.SPHandler.validate_authresp/3 in lib/samly/sp_handler.ex validates a SAML response for the SP-initiated flow by comparing only the RelayState value, the IdP identifier, and the presence of a target URL held in the session. It never compares SubjectConfirmationData/@InResponseTo against the ID of the AuthnRequest the service provider issued, and that request ID is never persisted, so no comparison is possible. SAML 2.0 Core section 4.1.4.3 requires a service provider to reject a response whose InResponseTo does not match a request it made. The underlying esaml library checks status, signature, recipient, audience, and staleness, but likewise never inspects InResponseTo, so nothing else closes the gap. Exploitation requires a validly signed assertion from the trusted IdP, which an attacker can obtain for their own account, and a RelayState matching the victim's session; the assertion signature itself remains intact, so this is not a signature-forgery issue. This issue affects samly: from v0.3.0 onward.
Title Missing InResponseTo validation in Samly allows acceptance of unsolicited SAML responses
First Time appeared Dropbox
Dropbox samly
Handnot2
Handnot2 samly
Weaknesses CWE-345
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:samly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:handnot2:samly:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dropbox
Dropbox samly
Handnot2
Handnot2 samly
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: EEF

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T18:38:13.727Z

Reserved: 2026-06-09T11:01:47.529Z

Link: CVE-2026-53425

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T18:16:27.850

Modified: 2026-08-20T18:16:27.850

Link: CVE-2026-53425

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-345

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity