GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF
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."
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5575 is rated Moderate Risk (54.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.32%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 9.50% | 6.32% | -3.18% |
| 2 | 2025-12-14 | 8.85% | 9.50% | +0.66% |
| 3 | 2025-12-07 | — | 8.85% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.4 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5575 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | cxf | 2.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.7 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.8 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.5.9 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.4 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.5 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.6.6 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.7.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.7.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | cxf | 2.7.3 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_application_platform | 5.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_portal_platform | 4.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_portal_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_soa_platform | 4.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_soa_platform:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | jboss_enterprise_web_platform | 5.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_platform:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| redhat | jboss_fuse_esb_enterprise | 7.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_fuse_esb_enterprise:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |