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Vulnerability details: VCID-akr4-z7v7-9qbc
Vulnerability ID VCID-akr4-z7v7-9qbc
Aliases CVE-2013-0239
GHSA-p5c5-6564-vvr8
Summary Apache CXF before 2.5.9, 2.6.x before 2.6.6, and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, when the plaintext UsernameToken WS-SecurityPolicy is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a security header of a SOAP request containing a UsernameToken element that lacks a password child element.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
generic_textual MODERATE http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2013-0239.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120214/Apache-CXF-WS-Security-UsernameToken-Bypass.html
generic_textual MODERATE http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0749.html
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
epss 0.02653 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
generic_textual MODERATE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Feb/39
generic_textual MODERATE https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81981
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p5c5-6564-vvr8
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/cxf
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/e4c6b3b0899ef2ba87c2610efc323b71c13dd421
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0239
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0239
generic_textual MODERATE http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1438424
generic_textual MODERATE https://web.archive.org/web/20200229102616/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876
Reference id Reference type URL
http://osvdb.org/90078
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/120214/Apache-CXF-WS-Security-UsernameToken-Bypass.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0749.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2013-0239.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2013-0239
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-0239
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Feb/39
http://secunia.com/advisories/51988
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81981
https://github.com/apache/cxf
https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/295a4e2f9eb3e7e0513980202949ccc424dee2d4
https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/e4c6b3b0899ef2ba87c2610efc323b71c13dd421
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1438424
https://web.archive.org/web/20200229102616/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57876
905722 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=905722
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2013-0239 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0239
CVE-2013-0239.HTML http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2013-0239.html
GHSA-p5c5-6564-vvr8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p5c5-6564-vvr8
RHSA-2013:0644 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0644
RHSA-2013:0645 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0645
RHSA-2013:0649 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0649
RHSA-2013:0749 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0749
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0239
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.85689
EPSS Score 0.02653
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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