Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability in Apache CXF Fediz Plugins
CVE-2017-7661

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Cxf Fediz
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 May 2017

What is CVE-2017-7661?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in Apache CXF Fediz, specifically within certain container-specific plugins that enable WS-Federation for applications. This affects multiple versions including those in the Spring and Jetty plugin frameworks, allowing potential malicious requests to be executed without user consent, thus compromising application integrity. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest versions to mitigate any risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and 1.2.4.

References

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-7...
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038497
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc9...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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