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Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Apache CXF

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 10, 2020 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf (Maven)

Affected versions

< 3.2.12
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.5

Patched versions

3.2.12
3.3.5
maven org.apache.cxf:cxf (Maven)
< 3.2.12
>= 3.3.0, < 3.3.5
3.2.12
3.3.5

Description

By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. Please note that the attack exploits a feature which is not typically not present in modern browsers, who remove dot segments before sending the request. However, Mobile applications may be vulnerable.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 16, 2020
Reviewed Jun 9, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 10, 2020
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(94th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2019-17573

GHSA ID

GHSA-f93p-f762-vr53

Source code

No known source code
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