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CVE-2012-4418

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4418 describes an XML Signature wrapping attack vulnerability in Apache Axis2. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and forge messages. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0600 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.axis2:axis2Fixed in: 1.7.9

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4medium

Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2012-4418Important

axis2: vulnerable to XML signature wrapping attacks

Aug 22, 2012

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
nds.rub.de / media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/1
securityfocus.com / bid/55508