#VU13523 Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache CXF - CVE-2018-8039

Vulnerability identifier: #VU13523

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8039

CWE-ID: CWE-300

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache CXF
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper verification of TLS hostnames when used with the 'com.sun.net.ssl' implementation. A remote attacker can conduct a man-in-the-middle attack and bypass the hostname verification.

Mitigation
Update to version 3.1.16, 3.2.5.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache CXF: 3.1.0 - 3.2.4

---

External links
https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8039.txt.asc

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.