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Medium

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache CXF

  • Disclosed: 13.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

The SymmetricBinding in Apache CXF before 2.6.13 and 2.7.x before 2.7.10, when EncryptBeforeSigning is enabled and the UsernameToken policy is set to an EncryptedSupportingToken, transmits the UsernameToken in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.cxf:cxf-core < 2.6.13, >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10 2.6.13, 2.7.10

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-319
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.cxf:cxf-core
Disclosed
13.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v45r-rj5x-hpg2 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.cxf:cxf-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (14) in the archive
Total entries
14
First → latest
05.2022 06.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 5
  • Medium 7

Disclosures per year

Severity:
  1. Apache cxf-core: No restriction on attachment headers per message
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-50645 >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.7, < 3.6.12 4.2.2, 4.1.7, 3.6.12
  2. Apache CXF has Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-49875 >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.2, < 4.1.7 4.2.2, 4.1.7
  3. Apache CXF: Denial of Service vulnerability with temporary files
    High · 7.5 CVE-2025-23184 < 3.5.10, >= 3.6.0, < 3.6.5, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.6 3.5.10, 3.6.5, 4.0.6
  4. Apache CXF Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2022-46364 < 3.4.10, >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.5 3.4.10, 3.5.5
  5. Apache CXF vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-46363 < 3.4.10, >= 3.5.0, < 3.5.5 3.4.10, 3.5.5
  6. Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Apache CXF JAX-RS
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-8739 < 3.0.12, >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.9 3.0.12, 3.1.9
  7. Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache CXF this entry
    Medium CVE-2014-0035 < 2.6.13, >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.10 2.6.13, 2.7.10
  8. Session Fixation in Apache CXF
    High · 7.5 CVE-2017-5656 >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.11, < 3.0.13 3.1.11, 3.0.13

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