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Vulnerability details: VCID-darq-bg13-x3fd
Vulnerability ID VCID-darq-bg13-x3fd
Aliases CVE-2020-13954
GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv
Summary Cross-site scripting in Apache CXF By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2
generic_textual MODERATE http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2
cvssv3 6.1 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-13954.json
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.08411 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.09598 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.09598 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.09598 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
epss 0.09598 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
generic_textual MODERATE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13954
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13954
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010
generic_textual MODERATE https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
cvssv3.1 6.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2
generic_textual MODERATE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2
Reference id Reference type URL
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-13954.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-13954
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13954
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2
1898235 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898235
GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv
RHSA-2021:3205 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3205
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-13954.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13954
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.92294
EPSS Score 0.08411
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:00:45.103567+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/04/GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv/GHSA-64x2-gq24-75pv.json 38.0.0