Improper Authentication Affecting org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-core package, versions [,2.5.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECXF-30577
  • published 9 Jan 2014
  • disclosed 8 Feb 2013
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-core to version 2.5.8 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-core is an Apache CXF Runtime Core

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. The URIMappingInterceptor, when using the WSS4JInInterceptor, bypasses WS-Security processing, which allows remote attackers to obtain access to SOAP services via an HTTP GET request.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

5.4 medium