HIGH
Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications
Published Nov 30, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications. A CSRF (Cross Style Request Forgery) style vulnerability has been found in the Spring 2, Spring 3 and Spring 4 plugins in versions before 1.4.3 and 1.3.3. The vulnerability can result in a security context that is set up using a malicious client's roles for the given enduser.
Affected products
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- Version 1.4.x prior to 1.4.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version prior to 1.3.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 Fediz | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.61% 0.01609
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01609
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 75.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 72.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.07% (0.01070) | 76.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 70.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 68.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 65.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 66.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00345) | 67.08th | 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) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.98% (0.05976) | 81.34th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.98% (0.05976) | 81.15th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 5.98% (0.05976) | 89.53th | v1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | 5.98% (0.05976) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | 22.19% (0.22190) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | 5.98% (0.05976) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 5.41% (0.05407) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (21)
- http://cxf.547215.n5.nabble.com/Apache-CXF-Fediz-1-4-3-and-1-3-3-released-with-a-new-security-advisory-CVE-2017-12631-td5785868.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102127 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040487 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fv7x-4hpc-hf9f Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/48dd9b68d67c6b729376c1ce8886f52a57df6c45
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/ccdb12b26ff89e0a998a333e84dd84bd713ac76c
- 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-2017-12631
- https://web.archive.org/web/20180122175008/http://cxf.547215.n5.nabble.com/Apache-CXF-Fediz-1-4-3-and-1-3-3-released-with-a-new-security-advisory-CVE-2017-12631-td5785868.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201208184733/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040487
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apache
Published Nov 30, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 7, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12631
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-FV7X-4HPC-HF9F Updated n/a