CVE-2012-4418
Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
- Record
CVE-2012-4418- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
- Record
CVE-2012-4418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3150 No score
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
- Record
EUVD-2022-3150- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 No score
Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
- Record
GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4 No score
Apache Axis2 Vulnerable to XML Signature wrapping attack
Apache Axis2 allows remote attackers to forge messages and bypass authentication via an "XML Signature wrapping attack."
- Record
GHSA-88r4-38gc-97p4- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.axis2:axis2Maven |
before 1.7.9 | 1.7.9 |
org.apache.axis2:axis2Maven |
before 1.7.9, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.21.31.4 Show 22 moreShow less1.4.11.51.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.6.41.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.7.51.7.61.7.71.7.8 |
1.7.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-4418 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Apache Axis2, published October 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.00%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.axis2:axis2 1.7.9.