# CVE-2012-5784: Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Axis

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5784-man-in-the-middle-attack-in-apache-axis  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-10-07  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2012-5784 · Severity: info · Published 2020-10-07

Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Axis

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2012-5784 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5784 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2012-5784?** Informational severity, published 7 October 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.4; org.apache.axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5784?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2012-5784?** Check whether you run axis:axis (Maven) or org.apache.axis:axis (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.

## Affected products

- axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.4
- org.apache.axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2012-5784
- GHSA-55w9-c3g2-4rrh

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