Vulnerability in Apache Cxf

CVE-2012-2378

Apache CXF 2.4.5 through 2.4.7, 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, does not properly enforce child policies of a WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 SupportingToken policy on the client side, which allows remote attackers to bypass the (1) AlgorithmSuite, (2) SignedParts, (3) SignedElements, (4) EncryptedParts, and (5) EncryptedElements policies.

EPSS: 0.039 (89.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Apache Cxf — versions 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2378?
CVE-2012-2378 is a vulnerability in Apache Cxf, classified under CWE-264. Published 2013-01-05.
Is CVE-2012-2378 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.