# CVE-2017-7661: Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications.

- Also known as: GHSA-WHW7-H25V-9QVX
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.2, 1.2.4
- Published: 2017-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF Fediz: version range not reported
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven): from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.2
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2 (Maven): fixed in 1.2.4
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 (Maven): fixed in 1.3.2
- org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8 (Maven): fixed in 1.3.2

## Description

Apache CXF Fediz ships with a number of container-specific plugins to enable WS-Federation for applications. A CSRF (Cross Style Request Forgery) style vulnerability has been found in the Spring 2, Spring 3, Jetty 8 and Jetty 9 plugins in Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and 1.2.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF Fediz, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2, org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.2, 1.2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-7661.txt.asc
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038497
- 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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