Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01104 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven): 1.3.2, 1.2.4org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 (Maven): 1.3.2+1 more product
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache CXF Fediz | prior to 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and 1.2.4. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) | 1.3.0 to before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) | before 1.2.4 | 1.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 (Maven) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8 (Maven) | before 1.3.2 | 1.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx |
- Apache CXF Fediz VendorApache Affected prior to 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and 1.2.4. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.3.0 to before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.4 Fixed in 1.2.4 Patch available GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.2 Fixed in 1.3.2 Patch available GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8 (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7661
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx
References
Advisory 2
Other 12
- [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://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
More Apache Cxf Fediz vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03838 The application plugins in Apache CXF Fediz 1.2.x before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.1 do… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-05815 Improper input validation in Apache CXF Fediz CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04343 Application plugins in Apache CXF Fediz before 1.1.3 and 1.2.x before 1.2.1 allow remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-09356 Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05298 Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-7661 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-7661 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-whw7-h25v-9qvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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