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medium 4.3

CVE-2014-0034 json

Improper Input Validation in Apache CXF

published 2014-07-07 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-38x2-fp9m-87mx , EUVD-2022-2143

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The SecurityTokenService (STS) in Apache CXF before 2.6.12 and 2.7.x before 2.7.9 does not properly validate SAML tokens when caching is enabled, which allows remote attackers to gain access via an invalid SAML token.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security 2.6.12, 2.7.9
  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.15-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • jbossts jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:4.17.15-5.Final_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.3.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • resteasy jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.7.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • picketbox jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.0.19-8.SP8_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • weld-core jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.17-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.7.11-3.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
  • jboss-aesh jboss enterprise application platform 6 0.33.12-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0798RHSA-2014:0799

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-2014-0034 updated cvss 4.3

CXF: The SecurityTokenService accepts certain invalid SAML Tokens as valid

  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1 cxf
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 cxf
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 cxf
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 cxf Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 cxf Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 cxf
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 cxf
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1351
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0851
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0850
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  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0797
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server wss4j 1.6.15-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, apache-cxf 2.7.11-3.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, jboss-aesh 0.33.12-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossweb 7.3.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, picketbox 4.0.19-8.SP8_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, weld-core 1.1.17-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +71 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0798
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server wss4j 1.6.15-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, apache-cxf 2.7.11-3.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, jboss-aesh 0.33.12-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.3.2-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, picketbox 4.0.19-8.SP8_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, weld-core 1.1.17-4.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +71 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0799
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1351
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009

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

7.41% 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 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-rt-ws-security
<2.6.12
>=2.7.0, <2.7.9
2.6.12
2.7.9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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