CVE-2013-0239
Improper Authentication in Apache CXF
EPSS 2.7%
Description
Apache CXF before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, when the plaintext UsernameToken WS-SecurityPolicy is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a security header of a SOAP request containing a UsernameToken element that lacks a password child element.
How to fix CVE-2013-0239
To remediate CVE-2013-0239, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Maven/org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrs—upgrade to 2.5.9 or later
Is CVE-2013-0239 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.5.9