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CVE-2012-5575: Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF

May 13, 2022 (updated July 13, 2022)

Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka “XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack.”

References

  • cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0873.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0874.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0875.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
  • www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/research/publications/backwards-compatibility/
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880443
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5575

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.5.0 before 2.5.10, all versions starting from 2.6.0 before 2.6.7, all versions starting from 2.7.0 before 2.7.4

Fixed versions

  • 2.5.10
  • 2.6.7
  • 2.7.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.5.10, 2.6.7, 2.7.4 or above.

Impact 6.4 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-310

Source file

maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http/CVE-2012-5575.yml

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