# CVE-2012-5351: Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5351-improper-authentication-in-apache-axis2  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-5351 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2

Technologies: [org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-axis2-axis2). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-5351 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5351 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-5351?** Informational severity, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5351?** Yes. org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-5351?** Check whether you run org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.axis2:axis2 to 1.6.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-5351
- GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m

## Related threats

- [Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-4418-apache-axis2-vulnerable-to-xml-signature-wrapping-attack)
- [Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5785-apache-axis2-has-improper-input-validation)