XML Signature Spoofing The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package xml-security:xmlsec (opens in a new tab)
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- published25 Dec 2016
- disclosed20 Aug 2013
- creditJames Forshaw
Introduced: 20 Aug 2013
CVE-2013-2172 (opens in a new tab)Overview
The class DOMCanonicalizationMethod within jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java 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."