Information disclosure in Apache Cxf
CVE-2021-40690
All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.074 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.074 · newest: 0.074 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Apache Cxf — versions 3.4.4
- Apache Santuario XML Security For Java
- Apache Tomee
- Apache Software Foundation Santuario — versions XML Security for Java
- Oracle Agile Plm — versions 9.3.6
- Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management — versions 9.3.6
- Oracle Commerce Guided Search — versions 11.3.2
- Oracle Commerce Platform — versions 11.3.2
- Oracle Communications Diameter Intelligence Hub
- Oracle Communications Messaging Server — versions 8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8848751b6a5dd78cc9e99d627e74fecfaffdfa1bb615dce82… (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbdac116aef912b563da54f4c152222c0754e32fb2f785519a… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/re294cfc61f509512874ea514d8d64fd276253d54ac378ffa7… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8a5c0ce9014bd07303aec1e5eed55951704878016465d3dae… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9c100d53c84d54cf71975e3f0cfcc2856a8846554a04c9939… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3b3f5ba9b0de8c9c125077b71af06026d344a709a8ba67db8… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/raf352f95c19c0c4051af3180752cb69acbea88d0d066ab176… (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00015.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r401ecb7274794f040cd757b259ebe3e8c463ae74f7961209c… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbbbac0759b12472abd0c278d32b5e0867bb21934df8e14e5e… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40690?
- CVE-2021-40690 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40690?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-40690 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.