Description
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.
Published: 2012-10-09
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2731 Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:05:47.052Z

Reserved: 2012-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5351

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-09T23:55:05.360

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

Link: CVE-2012-5351

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2012-5351 - Bugzilla

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