CVE-2012-5351

6.4 MEDIUM 5% exploit odds No fix listed Auth & access Web app

What it is

Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 5.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2012-10-09 23:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:46 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 5.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2012-10-09 23:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:46 UTC
Exploit probability: 5.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Record status: Modified

Affected

Apache axis2

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: None

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record