CVE-2019-12419

Description

Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 provides all of the components that are required to build a fully fledged OpenId Connect service. There is a vulnerability in the access token services, where it does not validate that the authenticated principal is equal to that of the supplied clientId parameter in the request. If a malicious client was able to somehow steal an authorization code issued to another client, then they could exploit this vulnerability to obtain an access token for the other client.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.28% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: Apache Apache CXF
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html third party advisory patch
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12419.txt.asc vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree5fc719e330f82ae38a2b0050c91f18ed5b878312dc0b9e0b9815be%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r861eb1a9e0250e9150215b17f0263edf62becd5e20fc96251cff59f6%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7593a274ee0a85d304d5d42c66fc0081c94d7f22bc96a1084d43b80%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12419?
CVE-2019-12419 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-12419?
To fix CVE-2019-12419, 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-2019-12419 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-12419 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-12419?
CVE-2019-12419 affects Apache Apache CXF.
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