Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and…
Priority LOW 34CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00778 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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.codehaus.xfire:xfire-core (Maven) | up to 1.2.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.codehaus.xfire:xfire-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5817
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-5817 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5817 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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