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medium 6.4

CVE-2012-5575 json

Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF

published 2013-08-19 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864 , EUVD-2022-3062

cvss
6.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http 2.5.10, 2.6.7, 2.7.4
  • wss4j jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5
  • wss4j jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6
  • jbossws jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5
  • jbossws jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6
  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4
  • jbossws jboss enterprise application platform 5 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0874RHSA-2013:0873RHSA-2013:0839RHSA-2013:0834

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-2012-5575 updated cvss 7.8

apache-cxf: XML encryption backwards compatibility attacks

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 cxf, jbossws-native jbossws-native Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 jbossws-native jbossws-native Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 jbossws-native jbossws-native Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 cxf Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 jbossws-native jbossws-native Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 cxf, jbossws-native jbossws-native
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1028
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1006
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0873
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0875
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.22-19.ep6.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.22-19.ep6.el5, jansi 1.9-2.redhat_1.ep6.el5, atinject 1-9.redhat_3.ep6.el5, ecj3 3.7.2-6.redhat_1.ep6.el5, httpd-tools 2.2.22-19.ep6.el5, +189 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0839
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.22-18.ep6.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.22-18.ep6.el6, jansi 1.9-2.redhat_1.ep6.el6, atinject 1-9.redhat_3.ep6.el6, ecj3 3.7.2-6.redhat_1.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.22-18.ep6.el6, +189 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0834
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0833
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  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0953
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1437
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0943
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0874
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0876
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES wss4j 1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4, apache-cxf 2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4, jbossws 3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

6.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http
>=2.5.0, <2.5.10
>=2.6.0, <2.6.7
>=2.7.0, <2.7.4
2.5.10
2.6.7
2.7.4

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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