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medium 5.8

CVE-2012-5633 json

Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

published 2013-03-12 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-xf9f-32gh-h2w4 , EUVD-2022-5771

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.2%
EPSS 8.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The URIMappingInterceptor in Apache CXF before 2.5.8, 2.6.x before 2.6.5, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2, when using the WSS4JInInterceptor, bypasses WS-Security processing, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to SOAP services via an HTTP GET request.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.cxf:cxf 2.5.8, 2.6.5, 2.7.2
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el5
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el6
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 5 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:0644RHSA-2013:0259RHSA-2013:0257

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-2012-5633 updated cvss 6.4

apache-cxf: Bypass of security constraints on WS endpoints when using WSS4JInInterceptor

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 security Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 security
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0649
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0743
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0257
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0256
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf 2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf 2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0644
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0645
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0749
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  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0726
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0259
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0258
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES apache-cxf 2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

8.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.cxf:cxf
<2.5.8
>=2.6.0, <2.6.5
>=2.7.0, <2.7.2
2.5.8
2.6.5
2.7.2

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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