# CVE-2023-51441: Apache Axis Improper Input Validation vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-51441-apache-axis-improper-input-validation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-01-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-51441 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-01-06

Apache Axis Improper Input Validation vulnerability

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-2023-51441 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-51441 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-51441?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 6 January 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3; org.apache.axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-51441?** 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-2023-51441?** 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=1.3
- org.apache.axis:axis (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=1.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-51441
- GHSA-hr2c-p8rh-238h

## Related threats

- [Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) may allow RCE when untrusted input is passed to getService](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-40743-apache-axis-1-x-eol-may-allow-rce-when-untrusted-input-is-passed)
- [Apache Axis allows Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2007-2353-apache-axis-allows-exposure-of-sensitive-information-to-an)
- [Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Axis](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2012-5784-man-in-the-middle-attack-in-apache-axis)
- [Server Side Request Forgery in Apache Axis](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-0227-server-side-request-forgery-in-apache-axis)
- [Moderate severity vulnerability that affects apache axis](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-8032-moderate-severity-vulnerability-that-affects-apache-axis)