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Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apache Santuario XML Security

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 5, 2024

Package

maven org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 1.4.0, < 1.4.8
>= 1.5.0, < 1.5.5

Patched versions

1.4.8
1.5.5

Description

jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof an XML Signature by using the CanonicalizationMethod parameter to specify an arbitrary weak "canonicalization algorithm to apply to the SignedInfo part of the Signature."

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 20, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jul 8, 2022
Last updated Mar 5, 2024

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.485%
(76th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2013-2172

GHSA ID

GHSA-r237-w2w6-jq3p

Source code

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