CVE-2012-5785: Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation

CVE-2012-5785 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-17

Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation

Technologies: org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-5785 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-5785 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-5785?
Informational severity, published 17 May 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0; org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-5785?
Yes. org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later; org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-5785?
Check whether you run org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) or org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http (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 1.8.0 or later
    # set org.apache.axis2:axis2 to 1.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  • org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http (Maven): upgrade to 1.8.0 or later
    # set org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http to 1.8.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0
  • org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-http (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-5785
  • GHSA-wwq7-pxwc-p4rc

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