[TOMEE-4263] Update Apache Santuario Java (xmlsec) to mitigate CVE-2023-44483

• Type: Dependency upgrade
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 8.0.14, 8.0.15
• Fix Version/s: 8.0.16
• Assignee: Jonathan S. Fisher
• Reporter: Nikhil
• Created: 26/Oct/23 05:18
• Updated: 26/Oct/23 16:27
• Resolved: 26/Oct/23 16:27

Description

CVE-2023-44483

 

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.

 

Note: In order to exploit this vulnerability, logging with debug level should be enabled.

Solution: Fixed in versions:

• 2.2.6 by this commit.
• 2.3.4 by this commit.
• 3.0.3 by this commit.
• 4.0.0 by this commit.

 

TomEE releases

• TomEE 8.0.14 ships xmlsec-2.2.3.jar
• TomEE 8.0.15 ships xmlsec-2.3.2.jar

 

Please review and do the needful

Issue Links

• is cloned by: TOMEE-4264 Update Apache Santuario Java (xmlsec) to mitigate CVE-2023-44483
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1072