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CVE-2017-5656

Published: Apr 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-384
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
6.8%
Top 6.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache CXF's STSClient before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 uses a flawed way of caching tokens that are associated with delegation tokens, which means that an attacker could craft a token which would return an identifer corresponding to a cached token for another user.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-384

Affected Products

cxfapache
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Apache CXFApache Software Foundation
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMavenOSS Libraries
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Defense Evasion
Initial Access
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References

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5656.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1492515113282&api=v2
cxf.apache.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97971
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038282
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 18, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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