CVE-2013-0239

Apache Cxf < 2.5.8 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

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.

References (15)

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0749.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2013-0239.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://osvdb.org/90078

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/51988

[Patch] http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1438424

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81981

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

[Mailing List] http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Feb/39

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120214/Apache-CXF-WS-Security-UsernameToken-Bypass.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0265

EPSS Percentile 85.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-287

Status draft

Affected Products (27)

apache/cxf < 2.5.8

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

apache/cxf

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Timeline

Published Mar 12, 2013

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026