CVE-2012-5351

Published: Oct 9, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.4

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Axis2

Apache

1 product

Axis2

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Axis2	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (6)

http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79487

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79487

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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