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CVE-2019-12400

Published: Aug 23, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-20
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 47.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

Apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
Apache Santuario - XML Security for JavaLibrary
OSS Libraries
santuario xml security for javaOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Santuario XML SecurityOn-premLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.santuario:xmlsec
OSS Libraries
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
jboss enterprise application platformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
weblogic serverOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8e814b925bf580bc527d96ff51e72ffe5bdeaa4b8bf5b89498cab24c%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/edaa7edb9c58e5f5bd0c950f2b6232b62b15f5c44ad803e8728308ce%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806
access.redhat.com
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