CVE-2017-5653
Improper Certificate Validation in Apache CXF
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
CVE-2017-5653- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
CVE-2017-5653- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4142 No score
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4142- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hgg6-8x62-m9gf
Improper Certificate Validation in Apache CXF
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
GHSA-hgg6-8x62-m9gf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
CVE-2017-5653- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hgg6-8x62-m9gf
Improper Certificate Validation in Apache CXF
JAX-RS XML Security streaming clients in Apache CXF before 3.1.11 and 3.0.13 do not validate that the service response was signed or encrypted, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers.
- Record
GHSA-hgg6-8x62-m9gf- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven |
3.1.0 to 3.1.10 | 3.1.11 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven |
through 3.0.12 | 3.0.13 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven |
3.1.0 up to 3.1.11, plus listed versions 3.1.13.1.103.1.23.1.33.1.4 Show 5 moreShow less3.1.53.1.63.1.73.1.83.1.9 |
3.1.11 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-coreMaven |
before 3.0.13, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.0-milestone13.0.0-milestone23.0.13.0.10 Show 10 moreShow less3.0.113.0.123.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.9 |
3.0.13 |
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-2017-5653 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Apache Cxf, published April 18, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.2%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.cxf:cxf-core 3.1.11.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-5653.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1492515074710&api=v2
securitytracker.com/id/1038279
securityfocus.com/bid/97968
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5653
github.com/apache/cxf/commit/20d0fa3ec41c16c52b74dcc006f9d9ea212fa80f