Goxmldsig

goxmlsig provides XML Digital Signatures implemented in Go. Prior to version 1.6.0, the `validateSignature` function in `validate.go` goes through the references in the `SignedInfo` block to find one that matches the signed element's ID. In Go versions before 1.22, or when `go.mod` uses an older version, there is a loop variable capture issue. The code takes the address of the loop variable `_ref` instead of its value. As a result, if more than one reference matches the ID or if the loop logic is incorrect, the `ref` pointer will always end up pointing to the last element in the `SignedInfo.References` slice after the loop. goxmlsig version 1.6.0 contains a patch.

Published: 2026-03-26T17:17:51.101Z
Updated: 2026-09-09T12:05:00.321Z

This affects all versions of package github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig. There is a crash on nil-pointer dereference caused by sending malformed XML signatures.

Published: 2020-08-23T13:35:12.024Z
Updated: 2024-09-17T02:15:47.899Z

In goxmldsig (XML Digital Signatures implemented in pure Go) before version 1.1.0, with a carefully crafted XML file, an attacker can completely bypass signature validation and pass off an altered file as a signed one. A patch is available, all users of goxmldsig should upgrade to at least revision f6188febf0c29d7ffe26a0436212b19cb9615e64 or version 1.1.0

Published: 2020-09-29T16:00:18.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:08:22.878Z