CVE-2012-5351
Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5351- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/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 a SAML assertion that lacks a Signature element, aka a "Signature exclusion attack," a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4418.
- Record
CVE-2012-5351- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2731 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2731- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m No score
Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2
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.
- Record
GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m No score
Improper Authentication in Apache Axis2
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.
- Record
GHSA-66rx-gqx3-p98m- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.axis2:axis2Maven |
before 1.6.4 | 1.6.4 |
org.apache.axis2:axis2Maven |
before 1.6.4, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.21.31.4 Show 12 moreShow less1.4.11.51.5.11.5.21.5.31.5.41.5.51.5.61.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.3 |
1.6.4 |
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-2012-5351 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) 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 5.09%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.axis2:axis2 1.6.4.