Apache CXF before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote…
Priority LOW 32CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Apache CXF before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute unintended web-service operations by sending a header with a SOAP Action String that is inconsistent with the message body.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08882 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): 2.4.9, 2.5.5, 2.6.2Red Hat: 9 advisoriesRed Hat: 13 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) | before 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 | Patch available | GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) | 2.5.0 to before 2.5.5 | 2.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) | 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 | 2.6.2 | Patch available | GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.4.9 Fixed in 2.4.9 Patch available GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4
- org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.5.0 to before 2.5.5 Fixed in 2.5.5 Patch available GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4
- org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.6.0 to before 2.6.2 Fixed in 2.6.2 Patch available GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Fixed in 2.4.9 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Fixed in 2.5.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) Fixed in 2.6.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 9 advisories
- RHSA-2013:0743 Released 2013-04-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3.1 update
- JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
- RHSA-2013:0726 Released 2013-04-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.3.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
- RHSA-2013:0259 Released 2013-02-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
Show 6 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2013:0257 Released 2013-02-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf-2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
- RHSA-2013:0258 Released 2013-02-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
- RHSA-2013:0256 Released 2013-02-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
- RHSA-2012:1594 Released 2012-12-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
- RHSA-2012:1592 Released 2012-12-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server antlr-eap6-2.7.7-15_redhat_2.ep6.el6, apache-commons-beanutils-1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el6, apache-commons-cli-1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el6.4 +47
- RHSA-2012:1591 Released 2012-12-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantJBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0.1 update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server antlr-eap6-2.7.7-15_redhat_2.ep6.el5, apache-commons-beanutils-1.8.3-10.redhat_2.ep6.el5, apache-commons-cli-1.2-7.5.redhat_2.ep6.el5.4 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0743 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0257 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0257 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0257 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0257 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0256 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1591 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1592 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1594 |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0726 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0259 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0259 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0258 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS
- Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3451
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4
References
Advisory 12
Other 17
- [cxf-commits] 20200116 svn commit: r1055336 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20201112 svn commit: r1067927 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20210402 svn commit: r1073270 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20210616 svn commit: r1075801 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/7230648f96573820d5bfa82c92c637391b448897
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/878fe37f0b09888a42005fedc725ce497b5a694a
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/9c70abe28fbf2b4c4df0b93ed12295ea5a012554
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/deeeaa95a861b355068ca6febc7aa02a4a8c51e5
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/apache/cxf
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Sources
- CVE-2012-3451 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3451 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3451 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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