SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:cxf (GHSA-2p7x-jcr3-7p2c)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 409009

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- The WS-SP UsernameToken policy in Apache CXF 2.4.5 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass
authentication by sending an empty UsernameToken as part of a SOAP request. (CVE-2012-0803)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p7x-jcr3-7p2c

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 409009

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-0803

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/7/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0803

BID: 51886

cwe: CWE-287