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GHSA-7q4h-pj78-j7vg
GHSA-7q4h-pj78-j7vg
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Authorization service vulnerable to DDos attacks in Apache CFX
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2021
apache-cxf is fixed in 3.4.3 and 3.3.10 (Maven Central)
Authorization service vulnerable to DDos attacks in Apache CFX
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.cxf:cxf | Maven Central | 3.4.3, 3.3.10 |
| org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf | Maven Central | 3.4.3, 3.3.10 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf | 3.4.0, 0 |
| Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf | 0, 3.4.0 |
Timeline
- May 13, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
Query this with the API
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References
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/40503a53914758759894f704bbf139ae89ace286 url
- https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/aa789c5c4686597a7bdef2443909ab491fc2bc04 url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/04/02/2 url
- https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc url
- https://github.com/apache/cxf package
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22696 advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8651c06212c56294a1c0ea61a5ad7790c06502209c03f05c0c7c9914@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E url
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6445001cc5f9a2bb1e6316993753306e054bdd1d702656b7cbe59045@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E url
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8651c06212c56294a1c0ea61a5ad7790c06502209c03f05c0c7c9914@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E url
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html url