Improper Authentication in Apache CXF
Moderate severity
GitHub Reviewed
Published
May 5, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Dec 21, 2023
Package
Affected versions
< 2.5.9
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.6
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.3
Patched versions
2.5.9
2.6.6
2.7.3
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 12, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 5, 2022
Reviewed
Jul 8, 2022
Last updated
Dec 21, 2023
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.
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