SB2015012111 - Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java
Published: January 21, 2015 Updated: March 13, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015012111
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8152)
CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper signature validation mechanism. A remote attacker can modify the XML document in the way that it appears to be valid for the streaming XML signature protection mechanism.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031556
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/181
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2014-8152.txt.asc
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99993
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E