{"id":"CVE-2021-3051","aliases":["EUVD-2021-26403","GHSA-4qfq-vjf3-59qg"],"status":"published","title":"Cortex XSOAR: Authentication Bypass in SAML Authentication","description":"An improper verification of cryptographic signature vulnerability exists in Cortex XSOAR SAML authentication that enables an unauthenticated network-based attacker with specific knowledge of the Cortex XSOAR instance to access protected resources and perform unauthorized actions on the Cortex XSOAR server. This issue impacts: Cortex XSOAR 5.5.0 builds earlier than 1578677; Cortex XSOAR 6.0.2 builds earlier than 1576452; Cortex XSOAR 6.1.0 builds earlier than 1578663; Cortex XSOAR 6.2.0 builds earlier than 1578666. 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