CVE-2012-2378

Description

Apache CXF 2.4.5 through 2.4.7, 2.5.1 through 2.5.3, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, does not properly enforce child policies of a WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 SupportingToken policy on the client side, which allows remote attackers to bypass the (1) AlgorithmSuite, (2) SignedParts, (3) SignedElements, (4) EncryptedParts, and (5) EncryptedElements policies.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.24% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51607 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-2378.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53880 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html vendor advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1337150
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2378?
CVE-2012-2378 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2378?
To fix CVE-2012-2378, 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-2012-2378 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2378 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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