THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-13954
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-13954

Cxf vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
43.0%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Cxf
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2020-11-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 43.0% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-13954

  • Confirm whether Apache Cxf is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-13954.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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