Apache CXF < 3.6.13 / 4.x < 4.1.9 / 4.2.x < 4.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 366460

Synopsis

Apache CXF is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Apache CXF installed on the remote host is prior to 3.6.13, or 4.x prior to 4.1.9, or 4.2.x prior to 4.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including:

- The max_age authentication-freshness check in OidcClientCodeRequestFilter was inoperative due to a milliseconds/seconds unit mismatch and an inverted comparison polarity. Any relying party using setMaxAgeOffset to enforce re-authentication would silently accept sessions of any age, bypassing step-up authentication policies. (CVE-2026-71575)

- Apache CXF's STSTokenValidator and Security Token Service (STS) cached validated security tokens under a non-cryptographic 32-bit hash of the token, and treated a cache hit as proof that the presented token had already been validated. An attacker could craft a token whose hash collides with a cached entry, which would then be accepted without password validation, signature trust verification or a call to the STS, letting the attacker authenticate as another user. (CVE-2026-97468)

- The Netty HTTP client transport did not verify the TLS certificate hostname, allowing a network man-in-the-middle to impersonate the target service. (CVE-2026-107938)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Apache CXF version 3.6.13, 4.1.9, or 4.2.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 366460

File Name: apache_cxf_4_2_4.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/16/2026

Updated: 10/16/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.41

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-71575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apache:cxf

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Apache CXF

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-100227, CVE-2026-107937, CVE-2026-107938, CVE-2026-108039, CVE-2026-71575, CVE-2026-73179, CVE-2026-78384, CVE-2026-79650, CVE-2026-86463, CVE-2026-97468, CVE-2026-97791

CWE: 297, 328, 362, 367, 400, 409, 601, 613, 770, 776

IAVB: 2026-B-0295

Detections

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