{"cve":"CVE-2012-5575","nvd":{"published":"2013-08-19T23:55:08.127","modified":"2026-06-16T23:47:02.203","status":"Modified","description":"Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka \"XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-310"],"references":["http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0873.html"],"products":["apache:cxf","redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform","redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform","redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform","redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform","redhat:jboss_fuse_esb_enterprise"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:29:16.037019470+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-5575","score":0.06322,"percentile":0.93619,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864","summary":"Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF","modified":"2024-12-08T05:38:53.892249Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http","ranges":[">=2.5.0 <2.5.10"],"fixed":["2.5.10"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http","ranges":[">=2.6.0 <2.6.7"],"fixed":["2.6.7"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf/cxf-rt-transports-http","ranges":[">=2.7.0 <2.7.4"],"fixed":["2.7.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}