Description

Apache CXF before 2.4.9, 2.5.x before 2.5.5, and 2.6.x before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute unintended web-service operations by sending a header with a SOAP Action String that is inconsistent with the message body.

Mitigation

We recommend upgrading to a version of this component that is not vulnerable to this specific issue.

Related links:

• http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-3451

• http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-3451.html