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CVE-2019-12400

In version 2.0.3 Apache Santuario XML Security for Java, a caching mechanism was introduced to speed up creating new XML

In version 2.0.3 Apache Santuario XML Security for Java, a caching mechanism was introduced to speed up creating new XML documents using a static pool of DocumentBuilders. However, if some untrusted code can register a malicious implementation with the thread context class loader first, then this implementation might be cached and re-used by Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java, leading to potential security flaws when validating signed documents, etc. The vulnerability affects Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java 2.0.x releases from 2.0.3 and all 2.1.x releases before 2.1.4.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00587
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache santuario xml security for java>= 2.0.3 and <= 2.0.10
apache santuario xml security for java>= 2.1.0 and < 2.1.4
redhat jboss enterprise application platformall versions
oracle weblogic serverall versions
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Affected Packages

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Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.santuario:xmlsec MODERATE fixed in 2.1.4
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 Aug 2019 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11693-1
rhsaRHSA-2020:3192Important
rhsaRHSA-2020:2067Important
rhsaRHSA-2020:0951Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2020:0811Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2019-12400.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1566573083000&api=v2Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8e814b925bf580bc527d96ff51e72ffe5bdeaa4b8bf5b89498cab24c%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/edaa7edb9c58e5f5bd0c950f2b6232b62b15f5c44ad803e8728308ce%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r107bffb06a5e27457fe9af7dfe3a233d0d36c6c2f5122f117eb7f626%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcdc0da94fe21b26493eae47ca987a290bdf90c721a7a42491fdd41d4%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E
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