CVE-2013-2153: Apache XML Security For C++

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 4.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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."

Affected products

• Apache XML Security For C++: up to and including 1.7.0; version 0.1.0 only; version 0.2.0 only; version 1.1.0 only; version 1.2.0 only; version 1.2.1 only; …

Published 2013-08-20. Last modified 2026-06-16.