axis2: vulnerable to XML signature wrapping attacks
Published Oct 9, 2012
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.00%
Description
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of axis as shipped with JBoss Developer Studio 5 and 6, JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform 5.2.2 and 6.0.0, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6, and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.1.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.00% (0.05999) | 93.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.00% (0.05999) | 92.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 14.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 72.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 71.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00361) | 67.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4418 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856755 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-5930
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1694
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4418
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121114075457/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4418
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4418 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856755 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 | Advisory | |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-5930 | ||
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1694 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4418 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20121114075457/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4418 |
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