CVE-2012-5633

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5633
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-03-12 23:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

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 Cxf 2.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.4 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.5 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.5.6 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.6.0 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.6.1 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.6.2 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.6.3 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.6.4 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.7.0 All All All
Application Apache Cxf 2.7.1 All All All
Application Apache Cxf All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Full Disclosure: New security advisories for Apache CXF af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1409324 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Why does Apache CXF WS-Security implementation ignore GET requests - Stack Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 stackoverflow.com
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da3651... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Login server redirect af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.jboss.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA51988 - Apache CXF SOAP URIMappingInterceptor and Plaintext UsernameTokens Security Issues - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA52183 - Red Hat update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and JBoss Enterprise Web Platform - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Apache CXF CVE-2012-5633 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache CXF WS-Security URIMappingInterceptor Bypass ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1420698 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Apache CXF -- CVE-2012-5633 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cxf.apache.org Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org/90079 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
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[CXF-4629] Security issue with GET methods: WSS4JInInterceptor always allows HTTP Get requests from browser - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org
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