CVE-2014-0035 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Apache CXF

What is CVE-2014-0035?

CVE-2014-0035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, published on 7 Jul 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The SymmetricBinding in Apache CXF before 2.6.13 and 2.7.x before 2.7.10, when EncryptBeforeSigning is enabled and the UsernameToken policy is set to an EncryptedSupportingToken, transmits the UsernameToken in cleartext, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0035?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.cxf:cxf-core. It affects 2 products.

Products include Apache Cxf, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2014-0035?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-core to a fixed version for your release line: 2.6.13 or 2.7.10.

Is CVE-2014-0035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0035 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
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v45r-rj5x-hpg2.