All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.6, 2.3.4, and 3.0.3, when using the JSR 105 API, are vulnerable to an issue where a private key may be disclosed in log files when generating an XML Signature and logging with debug level is enabled. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.2.6, 2.3.4, or 3.0.3, which fixes this issue.
CVE-2023-44483
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 57% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 64.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 20, 2023
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (5)
- security@apachehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/5
- security@apachehttps://lists.apache.org/thread/vmqbp9mfxtrf0kmbnnmbn3h9j6dr9q55
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread/vmqbp9mfxtrf0kmbnnmbn3h9j6dr9q55
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-44483(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | santuario | 2024-06-06 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-sso7-keycloak-0:18.0.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso | 2024-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-sso7-keycloak-0:18.0.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso | 2024-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2024-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-sso7-keycloak-0:18.0.12-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso | 2024-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rh-sso-7/sso76-openshift-rhel8:7.6-41 | 2024-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2024-02-12 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-xml-security-0:2.2.6-1.redhat_00002.1.el9eap | 2024-02-07 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-xml-security-0:2.2.6-1.redhat_00002.1.el8eap | 2024-02-07 | redhat |
| redhat | eap7-xml-security-0:2.2.6-1.redhat_00002.1.el7eap | 2024-02-07 | redhat |
| redhat | org.apache.santuario/xmlsec:2.2.6.redhat-00002 | 2024-02-06 | 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 | 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
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-2024:0710MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0710 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0711MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0711 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0712MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0712 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0714MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0714 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0798MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0798 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0799MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0799 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0800MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0800 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0801MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0801 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2024:0804MODERATE2023-10-20
RHSA-2024:0804 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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