# CVE-2023-51441: Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) may allow SSRF when untrusted input is passed to the service admin HTTP API > Attackers with admin access can exploit improper input validation in Apache Axis to perform Server-Side Request Forgery, requiring migration to a supported SOAP engine. - **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** An administrator - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 6 Jan 2024 - **Updated:** 18 Jun 2025 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51441, GHSA-hr2c-p8rh-238h, SUSE-SU-2024:0851-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0852-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-51441, openSUSE-SU-2024:13659-1 ## What is CVE-2023-51441? CVE-2023-51441 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Axis, published on 6 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim. ### Official description ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Axis allowed users with access to the admin service to perform possible SSRF This issue affects Apache Axis: through 1.3. As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. Alternatively you could use a build of Axis with the patch from https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/685c309febc64aa393b2d64a05f90e7eb9f73e06 applied. The Apache Axis project does not expect to create an Axis 1.x release fixing this problem, though contributors that would like to work towards this are welcome. Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-51441? 4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.axis:axis and axis:axis. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `org.apache.axis:axis` | Maven | All versions to 1.3 | None | | `org.apache.axis:axis` | Maven | All versions to 1.3 | None | | `axis:axis` | Maven | All versions to 1.3 | None | | `axis:axis` | Maven | All versions to 1.3 | None | | `axis` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.4-150200.13.9.1 | | `axis` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.4-290.9.1 | | `axis` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 1.4-290.9.1 | | `axis` | openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 1.4-150200.13.9.1 | Products: Apache Axis. ## How do I fix CVE-2023-51441? Product is end of life, replace it. ## Is CVE-2023-51441 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51441 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Axis - [CVE-2023-40743](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40743/): Apache Axis 1.x (EOL) may allow RCE when untrusted input is passed to getService (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2019-0227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0227/): Server Side Request Forgery in Apache Axis (high 7.5) - [CVE-2018-8032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8032/): Moderate severity vulnerability that affects apache axis (medium 6.1) - [CVE-2014-3596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3596/): Improper Validation of Certificates in apache axis (medium 5.8) - [CVE-2007-2353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2353/): Apache Axis allows Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (medium 5.0) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2023-51441 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2023-51441 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Apache Axis, published on 6 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-51441 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - org.apache.axis:axis (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.3; no fix listed - org.apache.axis:axis (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.3; no fix listed - axis:axis (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.3; no fix listed - axis:axis (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.3; no fix listed Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51441/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51441 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-51441 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-51441 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51441/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.