CVE-2019-12423

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 16, 2020 at 05:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsCommerce Guided SearchCommunications Diameter Signaling RouterCXF

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

Apache CXF ships with a OpenId Connect JWK Keys service, which allows a client to obtain the public keys in JWK format, which can then be used to verify the signature of tokens issued by the service. Typically, the service obtains the public key from a local keystore (JKS/PKCS12) by specifing the path of the keystore and the alias of the keystore entry. This case is not vulnerable. However it is also possible to obtain the keys from a JWK keystore file, by setting the configuration parameter "rs.security.keystore.type" to "jwk". For this case all keys are returned in this file "as is", including all private key and secret key credentials. This is an obvious security risk if the user has configured the signature keystore file with private or secret key credentials. From CXF 3.3.5 and 3.2.12, it is mandatory to specify an alias corresponding to the id of the key in the JWK file, and only this key is returned. In addition, any private key information is omitted by default. "oct" keys, which contain secret keys, are not returned at all.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 3.2.12v < 3.3.53.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.5
Affected range stops below 3.2.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
8.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.2.2

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-522

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