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CVE-2020-13954 Apache CXF

Affected softwareApache CXF
Severity6.1 Medium CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed in3.3.8, 3.4.1
WeaknessCross-site scripting (CWE-79)
Published12 Nov 2020
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 41% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99% 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

6.1 MEDIUM v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N 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 6.1 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2023 ↗ CPU 2023-Q2 Oracle Fusion Middleware / Samples (Apache CXF) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2021 ↗ CPU 2021-Q2 Oracle Communications Applications / Message Store (Apache CXF) (8.1)
Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2021 ↗ CPU 2021-Q1 Oracle Retail Applications / Supplier Direct Fulfillment (Apache CXF) (15.0)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Communications Applications Message Store (Apache CXF) 8.1 8.1
Oracle Fusion Middleware Samples (Apache CXF) 12.2.1.4.0 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Retail Applications Supplier Direct Fulfillment (Apache CXF) 15.0 15.0

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev
PackageIntroducedFixedLast affected
org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf 0 3.3.8 unbounded
org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf 3.4.0 3.4.1 unbounded
org.apache.cxf:cxf 0 3.3.8 unbounded
org.apache.cxf:cxf 3.4.0 3.4.1 unbounded

Products and versions

8 products, 15 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd apache cxf generic < 3.3.8 · ≥ 3.4.0 and < 3.4.1
nvd netapp snap creator framework generic any version
nvd netapp vasa provider for clustered data ontap generic ≥ 9.6
nvd oracle business intelligence generic 5.5.0.0.0 · 5.9.0.0.0 · 12.2.1.3.0 · 12.2.1.4.0
nvd oracle communications messaging server generic 8.0.2 · 8.1
nvd oracle retail order broker cloud service generic 15.0
osv org.apache.cxf apache-cxf generic < 3.3.8 · ≥ 3.4.0 and < 3.4.1
osv org.apache.cxf cxf generic < 3.3.8 · ≥ 3.4.0 and < 3.4.1

References

URLTags
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef@%3Cdev.syncope.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f@%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010 WEB
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html WEB

Timeline

Published2020-11-12By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.