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CVE-2021-40690 - High Severity Vulnerability
Apache XML Security for Java supports XML-Signature Syntax and Processing, W3C Recommendation 12 February 2002, and XML Encryption Syntax and Processing, W3C Recommendation 10 December 2002. As of version 1.4, the library supports the standard Java API JSR-105: XML Digital Signature APIs.
Library home page: https://santuario.apache.org/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/apache/santuario/xmlsec/2.1.4/xmlsec-2.1.4.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - java-saml-2.5.0.jar (Root Library) - :x: **xmlsec-2.1.4.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 76e744c932c4febe1f9aa5d8bd423657aef431e0
Found in base branch: dev
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.
Publish Date: 2021-09-19
URL: CVE-2021-40690
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-40690
Release Date: 2021-09-19
Fix Resolution (org.apache.santuario:xmlsec): 2.1.7
Direct dependency fix Resolution (com.onelogin:java-saml): 2.6.0
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