CVE-2012-4418

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4418
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-09 23:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Axis2 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request: Apache Axis2 XML Signature Wrapping Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
856755 – (CVE-2012-4418) CVE-2012-4418 axis2: vulnerable to XML signature wrapping attacks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.nds.rub.de Exploit
Apache Axis2 XML Signature Wrapping Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Apache Axis2 XML Signature Wrapping Attack af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 996817 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.apache.axis2:axis2 (GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4)
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report