CVE-2016-6812: apache software foundation apache cxf Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6812 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in apache software foundation apache cxf. EPSS estimates a 7.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 10-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The HTTP transport module in Apache CXF prior to 3.0.12 and 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9 uses FormattedServiceListWriter to provide an HTML page which lists the names and absolute URL addresses of the available service endpoints. The module calculates the base URL using the current HttpServletRequest. The calculated base URL is used by FormattedServiceListWriter to build the service endpoint absolute URLs. If the unexpected matrix parameters have been injected into the request URL then these matrix parameters will find their way back to the client in the services list page which represents an XSS risk to the client.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
7.55%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 7.58% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apache1 product
- cxf≤ 3.0.11 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.1.5 | 3.1.6 | 3.1.7 | 3.1.8
Apache software foundation1 product
- apache cxfprior to 3.0.12 | 3.1.x prior to 3.1.9
Org.apache.cxf1 product
- cxf-core< 3.0.12 | ≥ 3.1.0, < 3.1.9
3 vendors · 3 products
References
23 links- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-6812.txt.ascX Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
