THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-2172
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2172

Santuario Xml Security For Java vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
5.9%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
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."
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Santuario Xml Security For Java
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-08-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 5.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2172

  • Confirm whether Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2172.
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