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CVE-2012-5575

Published: Aug 19, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-310
NVD MITRE
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
6.3%
Top 7.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

cxfapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jboss enterprise application platformredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
jboss enterprise portal platformredhat
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
jboss enterprise soa platformredhat
On-prem
Enterprise Software
jboss enterprise web platformredhat
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html
cxf.apache.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.html
rhn.redhat.com
and 26 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Aug 19, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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