Apache CXF before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute unintended web-service operations by sending a header with a SOAP Action String that is inconsistent with the message body.
CVE-2012-3451
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 94.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 24, 2012
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (42)
- secalert@redhathttp://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-3451.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0256.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0257.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0258.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0259.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0726.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0743.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/51607
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/52183
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1368559
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=851896
- secalert@redhathttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78734
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | patch | 2013-04-15 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-10.patch_06.ep5.el6 | 2013-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | xom-0:1.2.7-1._redhat_3.1.ep6.el6.6 | 2012-12-18 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2012-12-18 | redhat |
| redhat | xom-0:1.2.7-1._redhat_3.1.ep6.el5.6 | 2012-12-18 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.cxf:cxf | 2.6.0, 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | — |
All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2012:1591MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2012:1591 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:1592MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2012:1592 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2012:1594MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2012:1594 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0256MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0256 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0257MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0257 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0258MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0258 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0259MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0259 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0726MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0726 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0743MODERATE2012-09-19
RHSA-2013:0743 — Moderate
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