CVE-2026-49284: SimpleSAMLphp SP accepts a response from an unexpected IdP when unsigned `Response/InResponseTo` is combined with a signed assertion lacking `SubjectConfirmationData/InResponseTo`
SimpleSAMLphp’s SAML SP ACS path does not enforce the IdP selected for an SP-initiated login. If a saved SP state contains ExpectedIssuer = IdP A, but the ACS receives a valid response from IdP B, the code logs a warning and continues processing instead of rejecting the response.
That behavior becomes security-relevant when combined with the response-processing rule that accepts an unsigned samlp:Response/@InResponseTo outside the signed assertion whenever the signed assertion’s SubjectConfirmationData does not carry its own InResponseTo. A response issued by one trusted IdP can therefore be bound to SP state created for another IdP.
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