Vulnerability in Apache Cxf
CVE-2012-5575
Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.063 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.063 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Cxf — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 5.0.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Portal Platform — versions 4.3.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform — versions 4.3.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform — versions 5.2.0
- Red Hat Jboss Fuse Esb Enterprise — versions 7.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0943.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0875.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/60043 (vdb-entry)
- www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/research/publications/backwards-compatibility/
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html (vendor-advisory)
- cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1143.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5575?
- CVE-2012-5575 is a vulnerability in Apache Cxf, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2013-08-19.
- Is CVE-2012-5575 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.