Apache Cxf vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-48913 [CRITICAL] CWE-20 CVE-2025-48913: If untrusted users are allowed to configure JMS for Apache CXF, previously they could use RMI or LDA If untrusted users are allowed to configure JMS for Apache CXF, previously they could use RMI or LDAP URLs, potentially leading to code execution capabilities. This interface is now restricted to reject those protocols, removing this possibility. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 3.6.8, 4.0.9 or 4.1.3, which fix this issue.

CVE-2025-48795 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 CVE-2025-48795: Apache CXF stores large stream based messages as temporary files on the local filesystem. A bug was Apache CXF stores large stream based messages as temporary files on the local filesystem. A bug was introduced which means that the entire temporary file is read into memory and then logged. An attacker might be able to exploit this to cause a denial of service attack by causing an out of memory exception. In addition, it is possible to configure CXF

CVE-2025-23184 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 CVE-2025-23184: A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6. A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).

CVE-2024-29736 [CRITICAL] CWE-918 CVE-2024-29736: A SSRF vulnerability in WADL service description in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3 A SSRF vulnerability in WADL service description in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3.5.9 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on REST webservices. The attack only applies if a custom stylesheet parameter is configured.

CVE-2024-41172 [HIGH] CWE-401 CVE-2024-41172: In versions of Apache CXF before 3.6.4 and 4.0.5 (3.5.x and lower versions are not impacted), a CXF In versions of Apache CXF before 3.6.4 and 4.0.5 (3.5.x and lower versions are not impacted), a CXF HTTP client conduit may prevent HTTPClient instances from being garbage collected and it is possible that memory consumption will continue to increase, eventually causing the application to run out of memory

CVE-2024-32007 [HIGH] CWE-20 CVE-2024-32007: An improper input validation of the p2c parameter in the Apache CXF JOSE code before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 an An improper input validation of the p2c parameter in the Apache CXF JOSE code before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3.5.9 allows an attacker to perform a denial of service attack by specifying a large value for this parameter in a token.

CVE-2024-28752 [CRITICAL] CWE-918 CVE-2024-28752: A SSRF vulnerability using the Aegis DataBinding in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.4, 3.6.3 and 3 A SSRF vulnerability using the Aegis DataBinding in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.4, 3.6.3 and 3.5.8 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on webservices that take at least one parameter of any type. Users of other data bindings (including the default databinding) are not impacted.

CVE-2022-46364 [CRITICAL] CWE-918 CVE-2022-46364: A SSRF vulnerability in parsing the href attribute of XOP:Include in MTOM requests in versions of Ap A SSRF vulnerability in parsing the href attribute of XOP:Include in MTOM requests in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on webservices that take at least one parameter of any type.

CVE-2022-46363 [HIGH] CWE-20 CVE-2022-46363: A vulnerability in Apache CXF before versions 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform a remot A vulnerability in Apache CXF before versions 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform a remote directory listing or code exfiltration. The vulnerability only applies when the CXFServlet is configured with both the static-resources-list and redirect-query-check attributes. These attributes are not supposed to be used together, and so the vulnerab

CVE-2021-40690 [HIGH] CWE-200 CVE-2021-40690: All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to All versions of Apache Santuario - XML Security for Java prior to 2.2.3 and 2.1.7 are vulnerable to an issue where the "secureValidation" property is not passed correctly when creating a KeyInfo from a KeyInfoReference element. This allows an attacker to abuse an XPath Transform to extract any local .xml files in a RetrievalMethod element.

CVE-2021-30468 [HIGH] CWE-400 CVE-2021-30468: A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malforme A vulnerability in the JsonMapObjectReaderWriter of Apache CXF allows an attacker to submit malformed JSON to a web service, which results in the thread getting stuck in an infinite loop, consuming CPU indefinitely. This issue affects Apache CXF versions prior to 3.4.4; Apache CXF versions prior to 3.3.11.

CVE-2021-22696 [HIGH] CWE-400 CVE-2021-22696: CXF supports (via JwtRequestCodeFilter) passing OAuth 2 parameters via a JWT token as opposed to que CXF supports (via JwtRequestCodeFilter) passing OAuth 2 parameters via a JWT token as opposed to query parameters (see: The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework: JWT Secured Authorization Request (JAR)). Instead of sending a JWT token as a "request" parameter, the spec also supports specifying a URI from which to retrieve a JWT token from via the "reques

CVE-2020-13954 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-13954: By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and

CVE-2020-1954 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-1954: Apache CXF has the ability to integrate with JMX by registering an InstrumentationManager extension Apache CXF has the ability to integrate with JMX by registering an InstrumentationManager extension with the CXF bus. If the ‘createMBServerConnectorFactory‘ property of the default InstrumentationManagerImpl is not disabled, then it is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) style attack. An attacker on the same host can connect to the registry and rebind th

CVE-2011-2487 [MEDIUM] CWE-327 CVE-2011-2487: The implementations of PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport mechanism for XMLEncryption in JBossWS and Apache W The implementations of PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport mechanism for XMLEncryption in JBossWS and Apache WSS4J before 1.6.5 is susceptible to a Bleichenbacher attack.

CVE-2019-12423 [HIGH] CWE-522 CVE-2019-12423: Apache CXF ships with a OpenId Connect JWK Keys service, which allows a client to obtain the public Apache CXF ships with a OpenId Connect JWK Keys service, which allows a client to obtain the public keys in JWK format, which can then be used to verify the signature of tokens issued by the service. Typically, the service obtains the public key from a local keystore (JKS/PKCS12) by specifing the path of the keystore and the alias of the keystore entry

CVE-2019-17573 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2019-17573: By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. Please note that the attack exploits a feature which is not typically not present in mod

CVE-2019-12419 [CRITICAL] CWE-863 CVE-2019-12419: Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 provides all of the components that are required to build a fully 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

CVE-2019-12406 [MEDIUM] CWE-770 CVE-2019-12406: Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 does not restrict the number of message attachments present in a Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 does not restrict the number of message attachments present in a given message. This leaves open the possibility of a denial of service type attack, where a malicious user crafts a message containing a very large number of message attachments. From the 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 releases, a default limit of 50 message attachm

CVE-2018-8039 [HIGH] CWE-755 CVE-2018-8039: It is possible to configure Apache CXF to use the com.sun.net.ssl implementation via 'System.setProp It is possible to configure Apache CXF to use the com.sun.net.ssl implementation via 'System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs", "com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");'. When this system property is set, CXF uses some reflection to try to make the HostnameVerifier work with the old com.sun.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier interface. However, the defaul