CVE-2013-2172: apache santuario_xml_security_for_java Cryptographic Issues
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-2172 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in apache santuario_xml_security_for_java. EPSS estimates a 5.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 20-08-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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."
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
5.93%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.93% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Apache1 product
- santuario_xml_security_for_java1.4.7 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4
Debian1 product
- libxml-security-java< 1.5.5-2 | < 1.4.3-2+deb6u1 | < 1.4.5-1+deb7u1
Mageia1 product
- xml-security< 1.5.5-1.mga3
Org.apache.santuario1 product
- xmlsec≥ 1.4.0, < 1.4.8 | ≥ 1.5.0, < 1.5.5
Redhat1 product
- xml-security< 0:1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el4 | < 0:1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el5 | < 0:1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el6
Ubuntu1 product
- libxml-security-java< 1.5.5-2
6 vendors · 6 products
References
46 links- santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.ascX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryARTICLEREPORTWEB
