Apache CXF directory listing / code exfiltration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 9 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
A vulnerability in Apache CXF before versions 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform a remote directory listing or code exfiltration. The vulnerability only applies when the CXFServlet is configured with both the static-resources-list and redirect-query-check attributes. These attributes are not supposed to be used together, and so the vulnerability can only arise if the CXF service is misconfigured.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache CXF | 3.5 to before 3.5.5; 3.4 to before 3.4.10 | 3.5.5, 3.4.10 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) | before 3.4.10 | 3.4.10 | Patch available | GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92 |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) | 3.5.0 to before 3.5.5 | 3.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92 |
- Apache CXF VendorApache Affected 3.5 to before 3.5.5; 3.4 to before 3.4.10 Fixed in 3.5.5, 3.4.10 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.4.10 Fixed in 3.4.10 Patch available GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.5.0 to before 3.5.5 Fixed in 3.5.5 Patch available GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache CXF (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.5.5, 3.4.10
- Fix · GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92 org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.4.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92 org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.5.5 Advisory →
Red Hat 14 advisories
- RHSA-2025:1747 Released 2025-02-24 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.12 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-hal-console-3.2.17-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-annotations-2.10.4-2.redhat_00004.1.el7eap, eap7-jackson-core-2.10.4-2.redhat_00004.1.el7eap +38
- RHSA-2025:1746 Released 2025-02-24 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.9 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.1.16-4.redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.1.16-4.redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.1.16-4.redhat_00003.1.ep7.el7 +26
- RHSA-2023:3954 Released 2023-06-29 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Fuse 7.12 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.12
Show 11 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2023:3906 Released 2023-06-28 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel K 1.10.1 release security update
- RHINT Camel-K-1.10.1
- RHSA-2023:3641 Released 2023-06-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Integration Camel for Spring Boot 3.18.3 Patch 2 release
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P2
- RHSA-2023:2135 Released 2023-05-04 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Process Automation Manager 7.13.3 security update
- RHPAM 7.13.1 async
- RHSA-2023:1043 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 7
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7 Server rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el7sso
- RHSA-2023:1049 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- RHSA-2023:1047 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 for OpenShift image security and enhancement update
- Middleware Containers for OpenShift rh-sso-7/sso76-openshift-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:1045 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 9
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9 rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el9sso
- RHSA-2023:1044 Released 2023-03-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.6.2 security update on RHEL 8
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8 rh-sso7-keycloak-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso, rh-sso7-keycloak-server-18.0.6-1.redhat_00001.1.el8sso
- RHSA-2023:0556 Released 2023-01-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 com.fasterxml.jackson.core.jackson-databind-2.12.7.redhat-00003.jar, com.fasterxml.woodstox.woodstox-core-6.4.0.redhat-00001.jar, org.apache.cxf.cxf-core-3.4.10.redhat-00001.jar +4
- RHSA-2023:0544 Released 2023-01-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Camel for Spring Boot 3.14.5 Patch 1 release and security update
- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.14.5.P1
- RHSA-2023:0483 Released 2023-01-26 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Fuse 7.11.1.P1 security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1.P1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache CXF 3.4.10, 3.5.5
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-22907 Apache CXF SSRF VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 53
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Toolkit for Runtimes | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Decision Manager 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Middleware Containers for OpenShift | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1047 |
| RHINT Camel-K-1.10.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3906 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.14.5.P1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0544 |
| RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.18.3.P2 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3641 |
| RHPAM 7.13.1 async | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2135 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1.P1 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0483 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3954 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1746 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1747 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0556 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1049 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1043 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1044 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.6 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1045 |
Not affected: 9 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- Migration Toolkit for Applications 6
- Migration Toolkit for Runtimes
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat build of Quarkus
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46363
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92
References
More Apache Cxf vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-09264 Incorrect authorization in Apache CXF CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-10930 Apache CXF Reflected XSS in the services listing page via the styleSheetPath CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2010-01990 Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22907 Apache CXF SSRF Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-47481 Apache CXF: Unsafe deserialization of inbound JMS ObjectMessage CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-31053 Apache CXF: Untrusted JMS configuration can lead to RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-46363 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46363 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w37-5p3p-jv92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-46363 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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