VDB
RHSA-2013:0875
RHSA-2013:0875
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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."
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.800000190734863
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2 |
Timeline
- May 28, 2013 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 14, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 15, 2026 Distribution Patch
- May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 15, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important advisory
- http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.html advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880443 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0875.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5575 advisory
- http://www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/research/publications/backwards-compatibility/ advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0875 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=appplatform&downloadType=securityPatches&version=5.2.0 advisory
- http://ws.apache.org/wss4j/best_practice.html advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5575 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5575 advisory