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CVE-2016-6812

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6812 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Apache CXF versions prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.9. The vulnerability arises when the HTTP transport module, specifically the FormattedServiceListWriter, incorrectly incorporates unexpected matrix parameters from a HttpServletRequest into the generated service list HTML page, leading to XSS. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0919 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 26,220 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreFixed in: 3.0.12
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreFixed in: 3.1.9
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6Fixed in: cxf

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vw2c-5wph-v92rmedium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Apache CXF

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2016-6812Moderate

apache-cxf: XSS in Apache CXF FormattedServiceListWriter

Dec 19, 2016

References

cxf.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6812.txt.asc
PatchVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:0868
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/CXF-6216
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
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
securityfocus.com / bid/97582
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037543
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry