CVE-2012-0803

critical Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 29% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: August 8, 2017 (3201 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

The WS-SP UsernameToken policy in Apache CXF 2.4.5 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an empty UsernameToken as part of a SOAP request.

CWE

CWE-287

Affected Products

apache cxf

References

🔗 marc.info 🔗 svn.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org