CSRF in Apache Cxf Fediz

CVE-2017-7661

Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications. A CSRF (Cross Style Request Forgery) style vulnerability has been found in the Spring 2, Spring 3, Jetty 8 and Jetty 9 plugins in Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and 1.2.4.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7661?
CVE-2017-7661 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf Fediz, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-7661?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7661 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.