CVE-2013-2153

Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ Signature Bypass

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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."

La funcionalidad de firma digital XML (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) en Apache Santuario XML Security para C++ (aka xml-security-c) anterior a 1.7.1, permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto reutilizar firmas y suplantar contenido arbitrario a través de elementos Reference manipulados en la firma. Aka "XML Signature Bypass issue."

The implementation of XML digital signatures in the Santuario-C++ library is vulnerable to a spoofing issue allowing an attacker to reuse existing signatures with arbitrary content. The vulnerability affects only applications that do not perform proper checking/analysis of the content of the Reference elements in the Signature, but the bug exacerbates this problem by opening such applications to attacks using arbitrary content, instead of just attacks involving malicious, but signed, content. Versions prior to 1.7.1 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2013-02-19 CVE Reserved
2013-06-18 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-310: Cryptographic Issues

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0140.html	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E	Mailing List
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2153.txt	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-cpp/trunk/xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp?r1=1125514&r2=1493959&pathrev=1493959&diff_format=h	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2710	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				<= 1.7.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version " <= 1.7.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				0.1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "0.1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				0.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "0.2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.3.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.3.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.3.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.3.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.5.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.5.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xml Security For C\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+"				1.6.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xml Security For C\+\+" and version "1.6.1"		-		Affected