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CVE-2017-5653

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Apr 18, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
6.5 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5653
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
CxfApache3.0.0 (including)3.0.13 (including)
CxfApache3.1.0 (including)3.1.11 (including)
Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3RedHatcxf*
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3RedHatcxf*

Potential Mitigations

References

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