CVE-2022-46364

CRITICAL

Apache CXF < 3.4.10 - Server-Side Request Forgery via MTOM XOP:Include href Attribute

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 6 public exploits for CVE-2022-46364. PoCs published by cybermaksx, jwsly12, 0xmid00.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2022-46364, leveraging Apache CXF's MTOM XOP:Include SSRF vulnerability to achieve LFI and internal network scanning. The exploit constructs malicious SOAP messages with crafted URIs to read local files or make internal network requests.

Description

A SSRF vulnerability in parsing the href attribute of XOP:Include in MTOM requests in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.5 and 3.4.10 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on webservices that take at least one parameter of any type. 

Exploits (6)

nomisec WORKING POC 2 stars
by cybermaksx · poc
https://github.com/cybermaksx/CVE-2022-46364-Proof-of-the-concept

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2022-46364, leveraging Apache CXF's MTOM XOP:Include SSRF vulnerability to achieve LFI and internal network scanning. The exploit constructs malicious SOAP messages with crafted URIs to read local files or make internal network requests.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF < 3.5.5, Apache CXF < 3.4.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Accessible SOAP endpoint with MTOM support · Network connectivity to target
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 21, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by jwsly12 · poc
https://github.com/jwsly12/CVE-2022-46364-htb-ctf

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2022-46364, targeting Apache CXF 3.2.14 via MTOM/XOP processing to achieve LFI and SSRF. The exploit constructs a malicious SOAP request with an `<xop:Include>` element to fetch local files or internal resources, demonstrating the vulnerability effectively.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF 3.2.14
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python 3.x · requests library · target SOAP endpoint URL
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by 0xmid00 · poc
https://github.com/0xmid00/CVE-2022-46364-poc

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2022-46364, which leverages XOP:Include in MTOM requests to perform SSRF and LFI attacks on Apache CXF versions < 3.5.5 and < 3.4.10. The exploit automates the injection of malicious XOP:Include elements into SOAP requests and handles MTOM formatting.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF < 3.5.5 and < 3.4.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A valid SOAP request template · Network access to the target Apache CXF service
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by Shashivanth009 · poc
https://github.com/Shashivanth009/CVE-2022-46364---Apache-CXF-XOP-Include-LFI-PoC

This repository contains a functional exploit script for CVE-2022-46364, an LFI vulnerability in Apache CXF due to improper handling of XOP Include elements in SOAP requests. The provided bash script crafts a malicious SOAP request to read arbitrary files from the server.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF (versions prior to patched releases in 3.4.x / 3.5.x)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Bash · curl · base64 (optional)
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by cybermaksxx · poc
https://github.com/cybermaksxx/CVE-2022-46364-Proof-of-the-concept

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2022-46364, which leverages an SSRF vulnerability in Apache CXF's MTOM implementation to achieve LFI and internal network scanning. The exploit constructs malicious SOAP messages with crafted xop:Include elements to read local files or make internal network requests.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf | Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF < 3.5.5, Apache CXF < 3.4.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable Apache CXF SOAP endpoint · Python 3.6+ environment
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by kasem545 · poc
https://github.com/kasem545/CVE-2022-46364-Poc

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2022-46364, an SSRF vulnerability in Apache CXF via MTOM XOP:Include. The exploit constructs malicious SOAP requests to trigger SSRF and exfiltrate internal resources.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Ssrf
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Apache CXF < 3.5.5 / < 3.4.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target URL · SSRF URL to fetch · Domain for SOAP namespace
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-918
Status published
Products (2)
apache/cxf < 3.4.10
org.apache.cxf/cxf-core 0 - 3.4.10Maven
Published Dec 13, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026