jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 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."
CVE-2013-2172
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 92.4%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 20, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (48)
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
- secalert@redhathttp://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/54019
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java?r1=1353876&r2=1493772&pathrev=1493772&diff_format=h
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-2172(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | patch | 2014-10-09 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | xmlsec | 2014-02-25 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-12-17 | redhat |
| redhat | xml-security-0:1.5.1-3_patch01.ep5.el6 | 2013-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-09-09 | redhat |
| redhat | xml-security-0:1.5.5-1.redhat_1.ep6.el5 | 2013-09-04 | redhat |
| redhat | xml-security-0:1.5.5-1.redhat_1.ep6.el6 | 2013-09-04 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.santuario:xmlsec | 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 1.5.4 | 1.5.5 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(12)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1207MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1207 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1208MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1208 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1209MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1209 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1217MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1217 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1218MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1218 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1219MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1219 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1220MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1220 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1375MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1375 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1437MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1437 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1853MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2013:1853 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0212MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2014:0212 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1369MODERATE2013-06-25
RHSA-2014:1369 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-05-28 22:54 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-28 22:54 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-28 14:36 UTCOSV refresh
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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