apache-cxf: UsernameTokenPolicyValidator and UsernameTokenInterceptor allow empty passwords to authenticate
Published Mar 12, 2013
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.69%
Description
Apache CXF before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, when the plaintext UsernameToken WS-SecurityPolicy is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a security header of a SOAP request containing a UsernameToken element that lacks a password child element.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 2.5.8
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.4.4
- 2.4.5
- 2.4.6
- 2.4.7
- 2.5.0
- 2.5.1
- 2.5.2
- 2.5.3
- 2.5.4
- 2.5.5
- 2.5.6
- 2.5.7
Configuration 2
No data.
Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0649
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5
apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0644
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6
apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0644
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0645
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0749
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
cxf
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0649 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 | apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0644 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 | apache-cxf-0:2.4.9-6.redhat_3.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0644 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0645 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0749 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | cxf | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:L/Au:N/C:N/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04687) | 91.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04687) | 90.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02653) | 85.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04757) | 88.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.11% (0.10113) | 88.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.76% (0.04757) | 88.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00313) | 69.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 65.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 90.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.39% (0.06394) | 77.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (28)
- http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2013-0239.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/90078 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120214/Apache-CXF-WS-Security-UsernameToken-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0749.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Feb/39 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51988 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1438424 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0239 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905722 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81981 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p5c5-6564-vvr8 Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/e4c6b3b0899ef2ba87c2610efc323b71c13dd421
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0239
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229102616/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0239
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