CVE-2012-4418
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.8
Description
Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.axis2:axis2 | <1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | axis2 | - | |
References
- 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://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-5930
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1694
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121114075457/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508
CWEs
CWE-287
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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