High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5656
CVE-2017-5656
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven | >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.11 | 3.1.11 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven | < 3.0.13 | 3.0.13 |
Affected products
3Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5656.txt.ascnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97971nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038282nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v936-x3j5-c76jghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5656ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1694nvdIssue TrackingWEB
- github.com/apache/cxf/commit/1a4fe22fc297f8be204788bcdfcd498e91201a01ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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