`CVE-2023-44483` Apache Santuario XML Security for Java

Affected software	Apache Santuario XML Security for Java
Severity	6.5 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed in	`2.3.4`, `2.2.6`, `3.0.3`
Weakness	CWE-532
Published	20 Oct 2023
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 3 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 1.5% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

VRT has not found a public code change for this CVE yet.

Protection none
Action not pursued
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	A manual classification set this CVE's status to No source fix or exploit.

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to No source fix or exploit.

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2025 ↗	CPU	2025-Q4	Oracle Retail Applications / Internal Operations (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (15.0.3, 16.0.3)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2025 ↗	CPU	2025-Q3	Oracle PeopleSoft / Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (9.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗	CPU	2025-Q1	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.1.2.6) Oracle Fusion Middleware / Outside In Clean Content SDK (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.5.7)
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q4	Oracle Enterprise Manager / PSEM Plugin (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (13.5.1.1.0) Oracle Systems / Tools (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (4)
Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q3	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Installer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q2	Oracle Financial Services Applications / Accessibility (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Basic Config/Maintenances (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0) Oracle PeopleSoft / Third Party (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (9.2)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗	CPU	2024-Q1	Oracle Communications / Configuration (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (23.3.1) Oracle Communications Applications / PSR Designer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (7.4.2.8.0) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Application (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2) Oracle Financial Services Applications / Platform (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.8) Oracle Fusion Middleware / Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0) Oracle Fusion Middleware / Discussion Forums (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (12.2.1.4.0) Oracle PeopleSoft / Security (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.59, 8.60, 8.61)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q4

Oracle Retail Applications / Internal Operations (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (15.0.3, 16.0.3)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q3

Oracle PeopleSoft / Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (9.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q1

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.1.2.6)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Outside In Clean Content SDK (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.5.7)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q4

Oracle Enterprise Manager / PSEM Plugin (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (13.5.1.1.0)
Oracle Systems / Tools (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (4)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q3

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Installer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q2

Oracle Financial Services Applications / Accessibility (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Basic Config/Maintenances (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0)
Oracle PeopleSoft / Third Party (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (9.2)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Communications / Configuration (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (23.3.1)
Oracle Communications Applications / PSR Designer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (7.4.2.8.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Application (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Platform (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.0.8)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Discussion Forums (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle PeopleSoft / Security (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java) (8.59, 8.60, 8.61)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle Communications	Configuration (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	23.3.1	23.3.1
Oracle Communications Applications	PSR Designer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	7.4.2.8.0	7.4.2.8.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager	PSEM Plugin (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	13.5.1.1.0	13.5.1.1.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Accessibility (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0	14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Application (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6	8.0.8.1 · 8.1.1.1 · 8.1.2.5 · 8.1.2.6
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Basic Config/Maintenances (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0	14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Common (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0	14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Common Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0	14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Infrastructure (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2	8.0.7 · 8.0.8 · 8.0.9 · 8.1.0 · 8.1.1 · 8.1.2
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Installer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6	8.1.2.5 · 8.1.2.6
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Platform (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.0.8	8.0.8
Oracle Financial Services Applications	Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.1.2.6	8.1.2.6 · 14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0	12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Discussion Forums (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	12.2.1.4.0	12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Fusion Middleware	Outside In Clean Content SDK (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.5.7	8.5.7
Oracle PeopleSoft	Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	9.2	9.2
Oracle PeopleSoft	Security (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	8.59, 8.60, 8.61	8.59 · 8.60 · 8.61
Oracle PeopleSoft	Third Party (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	9.2	9.2
Oracle Retail Applications	Internal Operations (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	15.0.3, 16.0.3	15.0.3 · 16.0.3
Oracle Systems	Tools (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)	4	4

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Communications

Configuration (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

23.3.1

Oracle Communications Applications

PSR Designer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

7.4.2.8.0

Oracle Enterprise Manager

PSEM Plugin (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

13.5.1.1.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Accessibility (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0

14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Application (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.0.8.1, 8.1.1.1, 8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6

8.0.8.1 · 8.1.1.1 · 8.1.2.5 · 8.1.2.6

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Basic Config/Maintenances (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0

14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Common (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0

14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Common Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

14.5.0.0.0, 14.6.0.0.0, 14.7.0.0.0

14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Infrastructure (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.0.7, 8.0.8, 8.0.9, 8.1.0, 8.1.1, 8.1.2

8.0.7 · 8.0.8 · 8.0.9 · 8.1.0 · 8.1.1 · 8.1.2

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Installer (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.1.2.5, 8.1.2.6

8.1.2.5 · 8.1.2.6

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Platform (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.0.8

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Reports (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.1.2.6

8.1.2.6 · 14.5.0.0.0 · 14.6.0.0.0 · 14.7.0.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0

12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Discussion Forums (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Outside In Clean Content SDK (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.5.7

Oracle PeopleSoft

Core (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

9.2

Oracle PeopleSoft

Security (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

8.59, 8.60, 8.61

8.59 · 8.60 · 8.61

Oracle PeopleSoft

Third Party (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

9.2

Oracle Retail Applications

Internal Operations (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

15.0.3, 16.0.3

15.0.3 · 16.0.3

Oracle Systems

Tools (Apache Santuario XML Security For Java)

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.apache.santuario:xmlsec 2.3.0 2.3.4 unbounded

org.apache.santuario:xmlsec 0 2.2.6 unbounded

org.apache.santuario:xmlsec 3.0.0 3.0.3 unbounded

Package	Introduced	Fixed	Last affected
`org.apache.santuario:xmlsec`	2.3.0	`2.3.4`	unbounded
`org.apache.santuario:xmlsec`	0	`2.2.6`	unbounded
`org.apache.santuario:xmlsec`	3.0.0	`3.0.3`	unbounded

Products and versions

2 products, 6 version entries

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	apache	santuario xml security for java	generic	＜ 2.2.6 · ≥ 2.3.0 and ＜ 2.3.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.3
osv	org.apache.santuario	xmlsec	generic	＜ 2.2.6 · ≥ 2.3.0 and ＜ 2.3.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.3

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

apache

santuario xml security for java

generic

＜ 2.2.6 · ≥ 2.3.0 and ＜ 2.3.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.3

osv

org.apache.santuario

xmlsec

generic

＜ 2.2.6 · ≥ 2.3.0 and ＜ 2.3.4 · ≥ 3.0.0 and ＜ 3.0.3

References

URL	Tags
https://github.com/apache/santuario-java	PACKAGE
https://lists.apache.org/thread/vmqbp9mfxtrf0kmbnnmbn3h9j6dr9q55	WEB
https://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2023-44483.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1697782758000&api=v2	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002	WEB
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/20/5	WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/

URL

Timeline

Published	2023-10-20	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Published

2023-10-20

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched No exploit published Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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