# CVE-2021-22696: Authorization service vulnerable to DDos attacks in Apache CFX

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-22696-authorization-service-vulnerable-to-ddos-attacks-in-apache-cfx  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-22696 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2021-05-13

Authorization service vulnerable to DDos attacks in Apache CFX

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-22696 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-22696 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-22696?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 May 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.3; org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-22696?** Yes. org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.4.3 or later; org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.4.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-22696?** Check whether you run org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) or 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:apache-cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.4.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf to 3.4.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven): upgrade to 3.4.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.cxf:cxf to 3.4.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.3
- org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-22696
- GHSA-7q4h-pj78-j7vg

## Related threats

- [XML Signature/Encryption Not Validated in Apache CXF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-2379-xml-signature-encryption-not-validated-in-apache-cxf)
- [Improper Authentication in Apache CXF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-0803-improper-authentication-in-apache-cxf)
- [Improper Authentication in Apache CXF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-2378-improper-authentication-in-apache-cxf)
- [Remote web-service operation execution in Apache CXF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-3451-remote-web-service-operation-execution-in-apache-cxf)
- [Improper Authentication in Apache CXF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5633-improper-authentication-in-apache-cxf)