CVE-2016-6812

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Apache
Status
Apache Cxf
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 August 2017

Summary

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 Version(s)

Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12

Apache CXF 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037543
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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