GHSA-j8wc-gxx9-82hx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Santuario
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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-40690 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-06 | 0.28% | 0.41% | +0.14% |
| 2 | 2026-03-20 | 0.38% | 0.28% | -0.10% |
| 3 | 2026-03-04 | — | 0.38% | — |
Full EPSS history (62 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-j8wc-gxx9-82hx · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Santuario
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2021-40690 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-2021-40690 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40690 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2021-40690 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml-security-java), 15 status rows across 15 suites (bionic, focal, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 9, ignored 2, released 2, DNE 1, needed 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40690 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | santuario_xml_security_for_java | < 2.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | santuario_xml_security_for_java | >= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 3.4.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | tomee | < 8.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:tomee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | agile_plm | 9.3.6 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_plm:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | commerce_guided_search | 11.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_guided_search:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | commerce_platform | 11.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:commerce_platform:11.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_diameter_intelligence_hub | >= 8.0.0, <= 8.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_diameter_intelligence_hub | >= 8.2.0, <= 8.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_intelligence_hub:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | communications_messaging_server | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_messaging_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | flexcube_private_banking | 12.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:flexcube_private_banking:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | outside_in_technology | 8.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:outside_in_technology:8.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.58 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools | 8.59 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools:8.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_bulk_data_integration | 16.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_bulk_data_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_financial_integration | 14.1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_financial_integration | 15.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_financial_integration | 16.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_financial_integration | 19.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_financial_integration:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 14.1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 15.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 16.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_integration_bus | 19.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_integration_bus:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_merchandising_system | 16.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_merchandising_system | 19.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_merchandising_system:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_service_backbone | 14.1.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:14.1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_service_backbone | 15.0.3.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:15.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_service_backbone | 16.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:16.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | retail_service_backbone | 19.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_service_backbone:19.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | weblogic_server | 12.2.1.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | weblogic_server | 14.1.1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server:14.1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |