Apache CXF Reflected XSS in the services listing page via the styleSheetPath

Summary

By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.

Timeline

1. Nov 12, 2020, 12:45 PM UTCCVE published
2. Feb 13, 2025, 4:27 PM UTCRecord last updated
3. Oct 28, 2026EPSS reached 10%

   FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

• Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF

  fixed in 3.4.1; fixed in 3.3.8

• org.apache.cxf:apache-cxfMaven

  fixed in 3.3.8

• org.apache.cxf:apache-cxfMaven

  From 3.4.0 · fixed in 3.4.1

• org.apache.cxf:cxfMaven

  fixed in 3.3.8

• org.apache.cxf:cxfMaven

  From 3.4.0 · fixed in 3.4.1

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