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CVE-2019-12419 Apache CXF

Affected softwareApache CXF
Severity9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in3.2.11, 3.3.4
WeaknessIncorrect authorization (CWE-863)
Published6 Nov 2019
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 provides all of the components that are required to build a fully fledged OpenId Connect service. There is a vulnerability in the access token services, where it does not validate that the authenticated principal is equal to that of the supplied clientId parameter in the request. If a malicious client was able to somehow steal an authorization code issued to another client, then they could exploit this vulnerability to obtain an access token for the other client.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 7 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 14% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists.

  • Protection none
  • Action unverified
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all
Finding This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

CVSS

9.8 CRITICAL v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 7.5 none AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2020 ↗ CPU 2020-Q2 Oracle Financial Services Applications / Core (Apache CXF) (12.0, 12.1)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2020 ↗ CPU 2020-Q1 Oracle Retail Applications / Order Broker Foundation (CXF) (15.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Financial Services Applications Core (Apache CXF) 12.0, 12.1 12.0 · 12.1
Oracle Retail Applications Order Broker Foundation (CXF) 15.0 15.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.cxf:cxf 0 3.2.11 unbounded
org.apache.cxf:cxf 3.3.0 3.3.4 unbounded

Products and versions

6 products, 9 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache cxf generic ≥ 3.2.0 and < 3.2.11 · ≥ 3.3.0 and < 3.3.4
nvd oracle commerce guided search generic 11.3.2
nvd oracle enterprise manager base platform generic 13.2.1.0
nvd oracle flexcube private banking generic 12.0.0 · 12.1.0
nvd oracle retail order broker generic 15.0
osv org.apache.cxf cxf generic < 3.2.11 · ≥ 3.3.0 and < 3.3.4

References

URLTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r861eb1a9e0250e9150215b17f0263edf62becd5e20fc96251cff59f6@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re7593a274ee0a85d304d5d42c66fc0081c94d7f22bc96a1084d43b80@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ree5fc719e330f82ae38a2b0050c91f18ed5b878312dc0b9e0b9815be@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html WEB

Timeline

Published2019-11-06By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.