CVE-2012-2378
Improper Authentication in Apache CXF
EPSS 4.2%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-2378
To remediate CVE-2012-2378, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.cxf:cxf—upgrade to 2.4.8 or later
Is CVE-2012-2378 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 4.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.4.5, < 2.4.8