CVE-2019-12400

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java
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References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8e814b925bf580bc527d96ff51e72ffe5bdeaa4b8bf5b89498cab24c%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/edaa7edb9c58e5f5bd0c950f2b6232b62b15f5c44ad803e8728308ce%40%3Cdev.santuario.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0806 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0811 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0804 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0805 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rcdc0da94fe21b26493eae47ca987a290bdf90c721a7a42491fdd41d4%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf82be0a7c98cd3545e20817bb96ed05551ea0020acbaf9a469fef402%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r107bffb06a5e27457fe9af7dfe3a233d0d36c6c2f5122f117eb7f626%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf958cea96236de8829940109ae07e870aa3d59235345421e4924ff03%40%3Ccommits.tomee.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html third party advisory patch
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2019-12400.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1566573083000&api=v2 vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190910-0003/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12400?
CVE-2019-12400 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12400?
To fix CVE-2019-12400, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-12400 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-12400 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-12400?
CVE-2019-12400 affects Apache Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java.
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