CVE-2012-0803
Improper Authentication in Apache CXF
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.67%
Description
The WS-SP UsernameToken policy in Apache CXF 2.4.5 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an empty UsernameToken as part of a SOAP request.
How to fix CVE-2012-0803
To remediate CVE-2012-0803, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.cxf:cxf—upgrade to 2.4.6 or later
Is CVE-2012-0803 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.4.0, < 2.4.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (16)
- ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0803
- PATCHgithub.com/apache/cxf
- WEBlists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- WEBlists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E