Medium severity · published Apr 18, 2017
CVE-2017-5653
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to…
5.3
CVSS
11.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.2% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CX
Cxf · Apache
3.0.0 through 3.0.13; 3.1.0 through 3.1.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5653
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5653
Patch
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5653.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1492515074710&api=v2
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97968
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038279
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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