CVE-2012-2379

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-01-03 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Apache CXF 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, when a Supporting Token specifies a child WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 or 1.2 policy, does not properly ensure that an XML element is signed or encrypted, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF: 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5 (+7)

References

http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-2379.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1559.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1573.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1593.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html

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