CVE-2014-0035 — The SymmetricBinding in Apache CXF before 2
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 informati
Published
2014-07-07T14:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-06T08:58:26.618Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2014-07-07T14:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-08-06T08:58:26.618Z
09References
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0798.html
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- cxf.apache.org — http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-0035.txt.asc
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0797.html
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0799.html
- svn.apache.org — http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1564724
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1351.html
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de10…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fd…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba7…
- lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49…
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