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SCA: security update for org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 420463

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-44483)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xfrj-6vvc-3xm2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 420463

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 6/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44483

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44483

cwe: CWE-532