# CVE-2014-8152: Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the streaming XML signature protection mechanism

- Also known as: GHSA-W7CQ-J9P9-HM3M
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0.3
- Published: 2015-01-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.3

## Description

Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 2.0.x before 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to bypass the streaming XML signature protection mechanism via a crafted XML document.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.santuario:xmlsec, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99993
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2014-8152.txt.asc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72115
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031556
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/181
- 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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