#VU13523 Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache CXF - CVE-2018-8039
Published: June 28, 2018 / Updated: June 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13523
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8039
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache CXF
Apache CXF
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper verification of TLS hostnames when used with the 'com.sun.net.ssl' implementation. A remote attacker can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack and bypass the hostname verification.
The weakness exists due to improper verification of TLS hostnames when used with the 'com.sun.net.ssl' implementation. A remote attacker can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack and bypass the hostname verification.
Remediation
Update to version 3.1.16, 3.2.5.