High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8038
CVE-2018-8038
Description
Versions of Apache CXF Fediz prior to 1.4.4 do not fully disable Document Type Declarations (DTDs) when either parsing the Identity Provider response in the application plugins, or in the Identity Provider itself when parsing certain XML-based parameters.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-springMaven | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring2Maven | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-spring3Maven | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty8Maven | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
org.apache.cxf.fediz:fediz-jetty9Maven | < 1.4.4 | 1.4.4 |
Affected products
7- ghsa-coords5 versionspkg:maven/org.apache.cxf.fediz/fediz-jetty8pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf.fediz/fediz-jetty9pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf.fediz/fediz-springpkg:maven/org.apache.cxf.fediz/fediz-spring2pkg:maven/org.apache.cxf.fediz/fediz-spring3
< 1.4.4+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4.4
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
19- github.com/apache/cxf-fediz/commit/b6ed9865d0614332fa419fe4b6d0fe81bc2e660dnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8038.txt.ascnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041220nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3gh-g32m-cvhrghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8038ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f0a6a05ec3b3a00458da43712b0ff3a2f573175d9bfb39fb0de21424@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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