CVE 6.5 MEDIUM

Apache CXF: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in W3CMultiSchemaFactory and EndpointReferenceUtils_CVE-2026-49875

6.5 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Apache CXF's EndpointReferenceUtils and W3CMultiSchemaFactory classes construct a SAXParserFactory without the necessary JAXP hardening configurations, enabling out-of-band (OOB)
external entity resolution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.2.2 or 4.1.7, which fix this issue.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-49875
Source apache
Published Jun 12, 2026 at 08:54
Modified Jun 15, 2026 at 19:21

Affected Product

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache CXF
Version 4.2.0
Affected Versions Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF 4.2.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache CXF 0

CWE Classification

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