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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-2172 · published 20 August 2013

CVE-2013-2172: Apache santuario xml security for java vulnerability

Apache · Santuario Xml Security For Java

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."

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 5.9% · top 7.0% CWE-310 · CWE-310
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
48References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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."

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019 Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/inte Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.osvdb.org/94651
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60846
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apa
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.ap
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019 Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/inte Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-2172), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.