Description
Versions of Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 do not fully disable Document Type Declarations (DTDs) when either parsing the Identity Provider response in the application plugins, or in the Identity Provider itself when parsing certain XML-based parameters.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache CXF Fediz | prior to 1.4.4 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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tafamace/CVE-2018-8038 ★ 0 · Nov 19, 2018
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8 | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3 | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 | GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhr |
References
- [cxf-dev] 20180704 Apache CXF Fediz 1.4.4 is released mailing-list
- 1041220 vdb-entry
- https://github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/b6ed9865d0614332fa419fe4b6d0fe81bc2e660d
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8038.txt.asc
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- [cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20201112 svn commit: r1067927 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20210402 svn commit: r1073270 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list
- [cxf-commits] 20210616 svn commit: r1075801 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc security-advisories.html mailing-list