CVE-2012-0803: Apache Cxf

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 3.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The WS-SP UsernameToken policy in Apache CXF 2.4.5 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an empty UsernameToken as part of a SOAP request.

Affected products

• Apache Cxf: version 2.4.5 only; version 2.5.1 only

Published 2017-08-08. Last modified 2026-06-16.