High severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 19, 2021· Updated Aug 4, 2024
Bypass of the secureValidation property
CVE-2021-40690
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.santuario:xmlsecMaven | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 |
org.apache.santuario:xmlsecMaven | < 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 |
Affected products
6- osv-coords5 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/elasticsearch-7pkg:apk/chainguard/elasticsearch-7-bitnamipkg:apk/chainguard/elasticsearch-7-iamguardedpkg:maven/org.apache.santuario/xmlsecpkg:rpm/opensuse/xml-security&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 7.17.14-r2+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.17.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.17.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.17.14-r2
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.7-1.1
- Range: XML Security for Java
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
25- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j8wc-gxx9-82hxghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40690ghsaADVISORY
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5010ghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3b3f5ba9b0de8c9c125077b71af06026d344a709a8ba67db81ee9faa%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3Emitremailing-list
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- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00015.htmlghsamailing-listWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0002ghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlghsaWEB
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlghsaWEB
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0002/mitre
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