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CVE-2017-12631

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2, and org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3

Impact

Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications. A CSRF (Cross Style Request Forgery) style vulnerability has been found in the Spring 2, Spring 3 and Spring 4 plugins in versions before 1.4.3 and 1.3.3. The vulnerability can result in a security context that is set up using a malicious client's roles for the given enduser.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
mavenorg.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2< 1.3.31.3.3
mavenorg.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3< 1.3.31.3.3
mavenorg.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring< 1.3.31.3.3

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheCxf Fediz
before 1.3.3
Versions 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2

Weakness classification

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