# CVE-2012-4418: Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."

- Also known as: GHSA-88R4-38GC-97P4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.9
- Published: 2012-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): fixed in 1.7.9

## Description

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.axis2:axis2, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856755
- http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55508

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