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SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http (GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 412268

Description

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

 - 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." (CVE-2012-5575)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 412268

Version: Revision 1.3

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: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 7.23

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-5575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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: 11/26/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-5575

BID: 60043

cwe: CWE-326