Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File Affecting org.apache.santuario:xmlsec package, versions [,2.2.6)[2.3.0,2.3.4)[3.0.0,3.0.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHESANTUARIO-6017551
  • published20 Oct 2023
  • disclosed20 Oct 2023
  • creditMax Fichtelmann

Introduced: 20 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-44483  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.santuario:xmlsec to version 2.2.6, 2.3.4, 3.0.3 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.santuario:xmlsec is a package to provide implementation of the primary security standards for XML, XML-Signature Syntax and Processing and XML Encryption Syntax and Processing.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File when using the JSR 105 API. An attacker can disclose a private key in log files by generating an XML Signature and enabling logging with debug level.

CVSS Scores

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