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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-40690

All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.38%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
7.38% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
apache/santuario xml security for java · apache/cxf · apache/tomee · debian/debian linux · oracle/agile product lifecycle management · oracle/commerce guided search · oracle/commerce platform · oracle/communications diameter intelligence hub · oracle/communications messaging server · oracle/flexcube private banking · oracle/outside in technology · oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools · oracle/retail bulk data integration · oracle/retail financial integration · oracle/retail integration bus · oracle/retail merchandising system · oracle/retail service backbone · oracle/weblogic server
Source
security@apache.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.