THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-2160
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2160

Cxf vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
32.3%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Cxf
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2013-08-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 32.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2160

  • Confirm whether Apache Cxf is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2160.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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