What is CVE-2023-51441?

CVE-2023-51441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Axis, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-01-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-51441?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-51441 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SSRF in Apache Axis

CVE-2023-51441

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Axis allowed users with access to the admin service to perform possible SSRF This issue affects Apache Axis: through 1.3. As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. Alternatively you could use a build of Axis with the patch from https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/685c309febc64aa393b2d64a05f90e7eb9f73e06 applied. The Apache Axis project does not expect to create an Axis 1.x release fixing this problem, though contributors that would like to work towards this are welcome.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Axis
Apache Software Foundation Axis — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@apache.org (Patch, patch)
security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-51441?: CVE-2023-51441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Axis, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-51441?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-51441 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.