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Vulnerability details: VCID-b91g-m3nt-1bgq
Vulnerability ID VCID-b91g-m3nt-1bgq
Aliases CVE-2012-2379
GHSA-2g99-c67p-56hm
Summary Apache CXF 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, when a Supporting Token specifies a child WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 or 1.2 policy, does not properly ensure that an XML element is signed or encrypted, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
epss 0.03752 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
generic_textual HIGH https://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-2379.html
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g99-c67p-56hm
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/cxf
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/440528d928be1e2030e7227b958c9c072847d9b2
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/4500bf901cb2a7312291b6663045f28a95d2a0c4
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv2 10.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2379
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2379
generic_textual HIGH https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1338219
Reference id Reference type URL
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1559.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1573.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1591.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1592.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1593.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1594.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0197.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2012-2379.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2012-2379
https://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-2379.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51607
http://secunia.com/advisories/51984
https://github.com/apache/cxf
https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/440528d928be1e2030e7227b958c9c072847d9b2
https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/4500bf901cb2a7312291b6663045f28a95d2a0c4
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
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1338219
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1338219
826534 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826534
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:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2012-2379 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2379
CVE-2012-2379.HTML http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-2379.html
GHSA-2g99-c67p-56hm https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2g99-c67p-56hm
RHSA-2012:1559 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1559
RHSA-2012:1573 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1573
RHSA-2012:1591 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1591
RHSA-2012:1592 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1592
RHSA-2012:1593 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1593
RHSA-2012:1594 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1594
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2379
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 0.87972
EPSS Score 0.03752
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:38:23.233459+00:00 ProjectKB MSRImporter Import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SAP/project-kb/master/MSR2019/dataset/vulas_db_msr2019_release.csv 38.0.0