SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf, org.apache.cxf:cxf (GHSA-f93p-f762-vr53)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 414410

Description

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

- 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. (CVE-2019-17573)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f93p-f762-vr53

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 414410

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: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17573

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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: 6/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17573

cwe: CWE-79