CVE-2012-3451 Remote web-service operation execution in Apache CXF

What is CVE-2012-3451?

CVE-2012-3451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, published on 24 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache CXF before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute unintended web-service operations by sending a header with a SOAP Action String that is inconsistent with the message body.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3451?

6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.cxf:cxf. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Cxf.

How do I fix CVE-2012-3451?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf to a fixed version for your release line: 2.4.9, 2.5.5 or 2.6.2.

Is CVE-2012-3451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Cxf

• CVE-2012-2379 XML Signature/Encryption Not Validated in Apache CXF Critical 10.0
• CVE-2026-66909 Apache CXF: Unsafe deserialization of inbound JMS ObjectMessage Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-68079 Apache CXF: DefaultEncryptingCodeDataProvider allows unlimited authorization code replay Critical 9.8
• CVE-2026-50628 Apache CXF: OAuth2: Inverted IP Binding Check Defeats Security Control Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-48913 Apache CXF: Untrusted JMS configuration can lead to RCE Critical 9.8

All Apache Cxf vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-55j7-f5wf-43m4.