CVE-2012-4418 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."

Published: 2012-10-09

Score: 5.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-3150	Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
Github GHSA	GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4	Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00328.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856755
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4418
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4418

History

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Apache Axis2

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-09T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.539Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4418

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-09T23:55:05.157

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4418

Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4418 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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