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CVE-2012-2378 json

Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

published 2013-01-05 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-vjpc-vf4f-82qg , EUVD-2022-5371

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache CXF 2.4.5 through 2.4.7, 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, does not properly enforce child policies of a WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 SupportingToken policy on the client side, which allows remote attackers to bypass the (1) AlgorithmSuite, (2) SignedParts, (3) SignedElements, (4) EncryptedParts, and (5) EncryptedElements policies.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.cxf:cxf 2.4.8, 2.5.3, 2.6.1
  • xom jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.2.7-1._redhat_3.1.ep6.el6.6
  • dom4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.1-14_redhat_3.ep6.el6
  • guava jboss enterprise application platform 6 11.0.2-0.5.redhat_2.ep6.el6.6
  • httpd jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6
  • jaxen jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.3-8.redhat_2.ep6.el6.4
  • jtype jboss enterprise application platform 6 0.1.1-9_redhat_2.3.ep6.el6.4
  • juddi jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.1.3-2_redhat_2.1.ep6.el6.3
  • netty jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.2.6-2_redhat_2.2.ep6.el6.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1592RHSA-2012:1591

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-2378 updated cvss 4.3

apache-cxf: Certain child policies of WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 SupportingToken policy not applied on the client side

  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, mod_jk 1.2.36-5.1.ep6.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, httpd-tools 2.2.22-14.ep6.el5, mod_jk-ap22 1.2.36-5.1.ep6.el5, wss4j 1.6.7-1.redhat_1.ep6.el5, +255 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1591
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, mod_jk 1.2.36-5.ep6.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, mod_jk-ap22 1.2.36-5.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.22-14.ep6.el6, tomcat-native 1.1.24-1.ep6.el6, +252 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1592
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1594

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Exploit prediction

3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.cxf:cxf
>=2.4.5, <2.4.8
>=2.5.1, <2.5.3
>=2.6.0, <2.6.1
2.4.8
2.5.3
2.6.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

Sources

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