GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4418 is rated Exploit Available (57.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-26 | 0.41% | 0.33% | -0.08% |
| 2 | 2025-06-24 | 0.05% | 0.41% | +0.35% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4418 |