CVE-2025-40934

Summary

XML-Sig versions 0.27 through 0.67 for Perl incorrectly validates XML files if signatures are omitted.

An attacker can remove the signature from the XML document to make it pass the verification check.

XML-Sig is a Perl module to validate signatures on XML files.  An unsigned XML file should return an error message.  The affected versions return true when attempting to validate an XML file that contains no signatures.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
TIMLEGGEXML::Sig0.27 < 0.68affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-347: CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: partial

References