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CVE-2021-40690

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
19 Sept 2021
Last changed
8 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Oracle WebLogic ServerServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:weblogic_server
  • Version 12.2.1.4.0
  • Version 14.1.1.0.0

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40690
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40690