Apache CXF SSRF Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 18 fixed, 7 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
A SSRF vulnerability in parsing the href attribute of XOP:Include in MTOM requests in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on webservices that take at least one parameter of any type.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | before 3.5.5; 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-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4 |
| — | org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) | 3.5.0 to before 3.5.5 | 3.5.5 | Patch available | GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4 |
- Apache CXF VendorApache Affected before 3.5.5; 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-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.5.0 to before 3.5.5 Fixed in 3.5.5 Patch available GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache CXF (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 3.5.5, 3.4.10
- Fix · GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4 org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.4.10 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4 org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven) Fixed in 3.5.5 Advisory →
Red Hat 21 advisories
- RHSA-2024:10207 Released 2024-11-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3.11 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.4.10-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.4.10-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.4.10-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap +44
- RHSA-2024:10208 Released 2024-11-25 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1.8 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.1.16-3.SP1_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.1.16-3.SP1_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.1.16-3.SP1_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 +14
- RHSA-2023:3954 Released 2023-06-29 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Fuse 7.12 release and security update
- Red Hat Fuse 7.12
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- 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-2023:2041 Released 2023-04-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantMigration Toolkit for Applications security and bug fix update
- MTA 6.1 for RHEL 8 mta/mta-windup-addon-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:1286 Released 2023-03-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantMigration Toolkit for Runtimes security bug fix and enhancement update
- Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8 mtr/mtr-web-container-rhel8
- RHSA-2023:1285 Released 2023-03-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantMigration Toolkit for Runtimes security bug fix and enhancement update
- Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8
- 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-2023:0554 Released 2023-01-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 eap7-apache-sshd-2.9.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.9.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-hal-console-3.3.16-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el9eap +44
- RHSA-2023:0552 Released 2023-01-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-sshd-2.9.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.9.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-hal-console-3.3.16-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el7eap +46
- RHSA-2023:0553 Released 2023-01-31 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 Security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 eap7-apache-sshd-2.9.2-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-elytron-web-1.9.3-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-hal-console-3.3.16-1.Final_redhat_00001.1.el8eap +44
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- RHINT Camel-Springboot 3.14.5.P1
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- Red Hat Fuse 7.11.1.P1
- RHSA-2023:0163 Released 2023-01-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-cxf-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el7eap +1
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 eap7-apache-cxf-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap +1
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 eap7-apache-cxf-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap, eap7-apache-cxf-services-3.4.10-1.redhat_00001.1.el9eap +1
- RHSA-2023:0164 Released 2023-01-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 org.apache.cxf.cxf-core-3.4.10.redhat-00001.jar
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-2022-22906 Apache CXF directory listing / code exfiltrationPriority MEDIUM 41
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Data Grid 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| 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 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 build of Quarkus | Affected | No fix yet |
| MTA 6.1 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:2041 |
| Middleware Containers for OpenShift | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1047 |
| Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:1285, RHSA-2023:1286 |
| 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 EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0163 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0163 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0163 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2024:10208 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2024:10207 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0164 |
| 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: 11 products
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
- MTA 6.1 for RHEL 8
- Migration Toolkit for Runtimes 1 on RHEL 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat Integration Camel Quarkus 1
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.4 for RHEL 9
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-46364
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4
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-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
- TI-2026-47860 Apache CXF: DefaultEncryptingCodeDataProvider allows unlimited authorization code replay CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-46364 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-46364 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x3x3-qwjq-8gj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-46364 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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