# CVE-2017-5656: Apache CXF's STSClient before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 uses a flawed way of caching tokens that are associated with delegation tokens, which means

- Also known as: GHSA-V936-X3J5-C76J
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.11, 3.0.13
- Published: 2017-04-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF: 3.1.x before 3.1.11, versions before 3.0.13
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven): from 3.1.0, fixed in 3.1.11
- org.apache.cxf:cxf-core (Maven): fixed in 3.0.13

## Description

Apache CXF's STSClient before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 uses a flawed way of caching tokens that are associated with delegation tokens, which means that an attacker could craft a token which would return an identifer corresponding to a cached token for another user.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF, org.apache.cxf:cxf-core, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.11, 3.0.13) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038282
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5656.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1492515113282&api=v2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97971
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1694
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E

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