SB2021111622 - Information disclosure in Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java

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SB2021111622 - Information disclosure in Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java

Published: November 16, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021111622
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40690)

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 update from vendor's website.

References