#VU58198 Information disclosure in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java - CVE-2021-40690

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#VU58198 Information disclosure in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java - CVE-2021-40690

Published: November 16, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58198
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40690
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Santuario XML Security for Java
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. A remote attacker can abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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