Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-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 and Spring 4 plugins in versions before 1.4.3 and 1.3.3. The vulnerability can result in a security context that is set up using a malicious client's roles for the given enduser.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01609 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache CXF Fediz (Apache Software Foundation): 1.4.3, 1.3.3org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven): 1.3.3, 1.4.3+2 more products
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 | 1.4 to before 1.4.3; before 1.3.3 | 1.4.3, 1.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) | 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) | 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
| — | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) | 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f |
- Apache CXF Fediz VendorApache Affected 1.4 to before 1.4.3; before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.4.3, 1.3.3 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) Vendor— Affected 1.4.0 to before 1.4.3 Fixed in 1.4.3 Patch available GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.3.3 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.0 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.3 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf_fediz:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache CXF Fediz (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 1.4.3, 1.3.3
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f
References
Advisory 3
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-fediz/commit/48dd9b68d67c6b729376c1ce8886f52a57df6c45
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/ccdb12b26ff89e0a998a333e84dd84bd713ac76c
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz
- 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
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180122175008/http://cxf.547215.n5.nabble.com/Apache-CXF-Fediz-1-4-3-and-1-3-3-released-with-a-new-security-advisory-CVE-2017-12631-td5785868.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201208184733/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040487
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-2017-05298 Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-05297 Cross-site request forgery in Apache CXF Fediz CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-12631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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