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Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2023 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2023-44483Apache Santuario: Private Key disclosure in debug-log output

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity sensitive data in logs in Apache Santuario from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 24.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12libxml-security-java2.1.7-3+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44483
Debian:13libxml-security-java2.1.8-1.1~deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44483
Debian:14libxml-security-java2.1.8-1.1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44483
Mavenorg.apache.santuario:xmlsec2.3.4GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2
Mavenorg.apache.santuario:xmlsec2.2.6GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2
Mavenorg.apache.santuario:xmlsec3.0.3GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibxml-security-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44483
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlibxml-security-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44483
Ubuntu:25.10libxml-security-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44483
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlibxml-security-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44483
Ubuntu:26.10libxml-security-javano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-44483

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Santuario 2.2 – before 2.2.62.3 – before 2.3.43.0 – before 3.0.3

Weakness: CWE-532

References