Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Apache CXF - CVE-2024-29736
Published: September 18, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97457
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29736
CWE-ID: CWE-918
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache CXF
Apache CXF
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform SSRF attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via the WADL stylesheet parameter. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and trick the application to initiate requests to arbitrary systems.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a custom stylesheet parameter is configured.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29736
Install updates from vendor's website.