CVE-2017-5653 Improper Certificate Validation in Apache CXF

What is CVE-2017-5653?

CVE-2017-5653 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, published on 18 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5653?

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

Products include Apache Cxf.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5653?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-core to a fixed version for your release line: 3.0.13 or 3.1.11.

Is CVE-2017-5653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5653 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-hgg6-8x62-m9gf.