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CVE-2012-5633

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5633 describes a vulnerability in Apache CXF versions prior to 2.5.8, 2.6.5, and 2.7.2, specifically within the URIMappingInterceptor when using WSS4JInInterceptor. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass WS-Security processing and gain unauthorized access to SOAP services by sending an HTTP GET request. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been observed for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.5.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
8.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0816 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 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 (19)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxfFixed in: 2.5.8
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxfFixed in: 2.6.5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxfFixed in: 2.7.2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBEWP 5 for RHEL 5Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBEWP 5 for RHEL 6Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: Security
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: Security

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-xf9f-32gh-h2w4medium

Improper Authentication in Apache CXF

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2012-5633Important

apache-cxf: Bypass of security constraints on WS endpoints when using WSS4JInInterceptor

Feb 8, 2013

References

cxf.apache.org / cve-2012-5633.html
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 90079
packetstormsecurity.com / files/120213/Apache-CXF-WS-Security-URIMappingInterceptor-Bypass.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0256.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0257.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0258.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0259.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0743.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0749.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2013/Feb/39
secunia.com / advisories/51988
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/52183
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/81980
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/CXF-4629
issues.jboss.org / browse/JBWS-3575
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
stackoverflow.com / questions/7933293/why-does-apache-cxf-ws-security-implementation-ignore-get-requests
svn.apache.org / viewvc
svn.apache.org / viewvc
securityfocus.com / bid/57874