CVE-2013-2172

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."

Published: 2013-08-20 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-2172 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.93%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2172

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 2026-06-15 3.64% 5.93% +2.29%
2 2026-05-02 6.49% 3.64% -2.85%
3 2026-04-29 6.49%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2172

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-2013-2172

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-2172

GHSA-r237-w2w6-jq3p · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apache Santuario XML Security

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2172

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2013-2172 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml-security-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2172
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2172
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2172 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml-security-java), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 3, not-affected 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2172

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2172

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache santuario_xml_security_for_java 1.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2172

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019 Vendor Advisory
http://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 Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://www.osvdb.org/94651
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60846
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
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