CVE-2019-12423
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.061 · 93 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.5
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affected products (38)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL6all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2_EL8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2_el8
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2123Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-05-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, einen Cross-Site-Angriff durchzuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-42f2-f9vc-6365Private key leak in Apache CXF2020-05-22ghsa · osvUS
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.
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references (50)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1579178393000&api=v2cnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd588ff96f18563aeb5f87ac8c6bce7aae86cb1a4d4be483f96e7208c@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12423cnnvd
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