CVE-2013-4517: Apache Santuario XML Security For Java

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 8.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Apache Santuario XML Security for Java before 1.5.6, when applying Transforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures.

Affected products

• Apache Santuario XML Security For Java: up to and including 1.5.5; version 1.2.0 only; version 1.2.1 only; version 1.3.0 only; version 1.4.0 only; version 1.4.1 only; …

Published 2014-01-11. Last modified 2026-06-16.