# CVE-2013-2172: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apache Santuario XML Security

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-2172-inefficient-algorithmic-complexity-in-apache-santuario-xml  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-2172 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-13

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apache Santuario XML Security

Technologies: [org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-santuario-xmlsec). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-2172 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-2172 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-2172?** Informational severity, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.0,fixed=1.4.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-2172?** Yes. org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-2172?** Check whether you run org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.santuario:xmlsec to 1.4.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.0,fixed=1.4.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-2172
- GHSA-r237-w2w6-jq3p

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