Improper Authentication The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECXF-30016
  • published8 Feb 2013
  • disclosed8 Feb 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Feb 2013

CVE-2012-5633  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security is an open source services framework.

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.

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