HIGH
Versions of Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 do not fully disable Document Type Declarations (DTDs) when either parsing the Identity Provider response in the application plugins, or in the Identity Provider itself when parsing certain XML-based parameters
Published Jul 5, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 10.60%
Description
Versions of Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 do not fully disable Document Type Declarations (DTDs) when either parsing the Identity Provider response in the application plugins, or in the Identity Provider itself when parsing certain XML-based parameters.
Affected products
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- Version prior to 1.4.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.60% 0.10597
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10597
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 (37 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10597) | 95.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10597) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9.38% (0.09384) | 95.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 10.60% (0.10597) | 95.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 10.73% (0.10730) | 95.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09502) | 95.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 10.73% (0.10730) | 95.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09502) | 95.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10.73% (0.10730) | 95.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 9.50% (0.09502) | 95.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.73% (0.10730) | 95.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 50.43% (0.50435) | 97.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 40.66% (0.40655) | 97.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 50.43% (0.50435) | 97.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 5, 2025 | 40.66% (0.40655) | 97.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 41.90% (0.41899) | 97.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.35% (0.43348) | 96.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 41.90% (0.41899) | 97.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 43.35% (0.43348) | 97.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 47.61% (0.47614) | 97.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 43.35% (0.43348) | 97.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 47.61% (0.47614) | 97.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 91.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 90.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 4.12% (0.04116) | 91.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04966) | 91.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 3.74% (0.03745) | 90.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 5.07% (0.05072) | 91.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 5.37% (0.05369) | 91.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.97% (0.03968) | 90.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 24.93% (0.24927) | 96.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 24.93% (0.24927) | 95.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 23.89% (0.23892) | 95.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 23.89% (0.23892) | 94.98th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 23.89% (0.23892) | 98.07th | v1 |
| Jun 17, 2021 | 23.89% (0.23892) | 0.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 22.19% (0.22190) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (19)
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8038.txt.asc x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041220 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/b6ed9865d0614332fa419fe4b6d0fe81bc2e660d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f0a6a05ec3b3a00458da43712b0ff3a2f573175d9bfb39fb0de21424%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f0a6a05ec3b3a00458da43712b0ff3a2f573175d9bfb39fb0de21424@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
- 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-2018-8038
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apache
Published Jul 5, 2018
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Mar 9, 2018
Link CVE-2018-8038
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-W3GH-G32M-CVHR Updated n/a