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Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Dec 21, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.5.8
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.5
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2

Patched versions

2.5.8
2.6.5
2.7.2

Description

The URIMappingInterceptor in Apache CXF before 2.5.8, 2.6.x before 2.6.5, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, when using the WSS4JInInterceptor, bypasses WS-Security processing, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to SOAP services via an HTTP GET request.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 12, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022
Reviewed Jul 13, 2022
Last updated Dec 21, 2023

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

0.236%
(62nd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2012-5633

GHSA ID

GHSA-xf9f-32gh-h2w4

Source code

Credits

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