apache-cxf: XSS in Apache CXF FormattedServiceListWriter
Published Aug 10, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 7.55%
Description
The HTTP transport module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 uses FormattedServiceListWriter to provide an HTML page which lists the names and absolute URL addresses of the available service endpoints. The module calculates the base URL using the current HttpServletRequest. The calculated base URL is used by FormattedServiceListWriter to build the service endpoint absolute URLs. If the unexpected matrix parameters have been injected into the request URL then these matrix parameters will find their way back to the client in the services list page which represents an XSS risk to the client.
Affected products
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- Version 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version prior to 3.0.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CXF | n/a |
|
- ≤ 3.0.11
- 3.1.0
- 3.1.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.1.5
- 3.1.6
- 3.1.7
- 3.1.8
No data.
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0868
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0868
Red Hat BPM Suite 6
cxf
Affected
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6
cxf
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
cxf
Affected
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
cxf
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
cxf
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
cxf
Under investigation
Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
cxf
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0868 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0868 |
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | cxf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | cxf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | cxf | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 | cxf | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | cxf | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | cxf | Under investigation | n/a |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7 | cxf | Not 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/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 2, 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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7.55% (0.07547) | 94.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 7.58% (0.07581) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 6.38% (0.06378) | 93.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 7.58% (0.07581) | 94.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7.74% (0.07742) | 94.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 9.19% (0.09193) | 94.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 7.74% (0.07742) | 94.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 9.19% (0.09193) | 94.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7.74% (0.07742) | 94.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 9.19% (0.09193) | 94.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.14% (0.08139) | 94.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 9.83% (0.09833) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 8.59% (0.08591) | 92.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.04% (0.07036) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 53.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 51.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 58.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 62.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 83.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 81.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.03% (0.03032) | 64.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (27)
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6812.txt.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6812.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1482164360602&api=v2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97582 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037543 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6812 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1406810 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vw2c-5wph-v92r Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/1be97cb13aef121b799b1be4d9793c0e8b925a12
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/1f824d8039c7a42a4aa46f844e6c800e1143c7e7
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/32e89366e2daa5670ac7a5c5c19f0bf9329a4c1e
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/a30397b0
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CXF-6216 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- 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-2016-6812
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6812
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