Vulnerability in Apache Cxf
CVE-2013-2160
The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.323 (98.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.323 · newest: 0.323 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Cxf — versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2013-2160.txt.asc (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html (vendor-advisory)
- jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-287 (Patch)
- jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-285 (Patch)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed3… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-2160?
- CVE-2013-2160 is a vulnerability in Apache Cxf, classified under CWE-399. Published 2013-08-19.
- Is CVE-2013-2160 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.