CVE-2013-2153

Exp

The XML digital signature functionality (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to reuse signatures and spoof arbitrary content via crafted Reference elements in the Signature, aka "XML Signature Bypass issue."

Published: 2013-08-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2153 is rated Exploit Available (57.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2153

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2153

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-19 0.62% 0.83% +0.21%
2 2025-03-17 0.22% 0.62% +0.40%
3 2024-12-17 — 0.22% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2153

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2153

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2153

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-2153 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (xml-security-c), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2153
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2153 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (xml-security-c), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2153

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2153

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ <= 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2153

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