TI-2012-04525 Aliases CVE-2012-5351 GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a…

LOW 36CWE-287Published 2012-10-09 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05089 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): 1.6.4

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.axis2:axis2 (Maven)	before 1.6.4	1.6.4	Patch available	GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.4 Fixed in 1.6.4 Patch available GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.6.4 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5351
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m

References

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5351

Other 2

TI-2010-00211 Apache Axis2, as used in dswsbobje.war in SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.2, CA… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2010-01575 Apache Axis2 before 1.5.2, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2010-02015 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in axis2-admin/axis2-admin/engagingglobally in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2012-03760 Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack." CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
TI-2012-04826 Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier does not verify that the server hostname matches a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8

Sources

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