CVE-2012-5351

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.

Published: 2012-10-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5351 is rated Moderate Risk (62.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.09%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.78% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5351

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 2026-06-15 0.31% 5.09% +4.78%
2 2025-04-28 0.16% 0.31% +0.15%
3 2025-03-30 0.16%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5351

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5351

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2012-5351

GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-5351

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5351

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5351

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache axis2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5351

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