CVE-2012-5633: Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

CVE-2012-5633 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

Technologies: org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-5633 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5633 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-5633?
Informational severity, published 13 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.8.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5633?
Yes. org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-5633?
Check whether you run org.apache.cxf:cxf (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.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 2.5.8 or later
    # set org.apache.cxf:cxf to 2.5.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.5.8

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-5633
  • GHSA-xf9f-32gh-h2w4

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