CVE-2010-2076

Public Exploit

Description

Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel, Apache Chemistry, Apache jUDDI, Apache Geronimo, and other products, does not properly reject DTDs in SOAP messages, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by an entity declaration in a request to samples/wsdl_first_pure_xml, a similar issue to CVE-2010-1632.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.80% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42492 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://geronimo.apache.org/2010/07/21/apache-geronimo-v216-released.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/cxf/trunk/security/CVE-2010-2076.pdf exploit vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41025 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.html release notes vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41016 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-5383 third party advisory
http://www.listware.net/201006/cxf-users/60160-important-apache-cxf-security-advisory-cve-2010-2076.html mailing list broken link
http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html release notes vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40969 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2076?
CVE-2010-2076 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2076?
To fix CVE-2010-2076, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-2076 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2076 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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