CVE-2024-28752 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.3) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis. A fix is available for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache CXF SSRF Vulnerability using the Aegis databinding
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-28752.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis☕org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis☕org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegisReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A SSRF vulnerability using the Aegis DataBinding in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.4, 3.6.3 and 3.5.8 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on webservices that take at least one parameter of any type. Users of other data bindings (including the default databinding) are not impacted.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis | all versions | 3.5.8org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis:3.5.8 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis | ≥ 3.6.0&&< 3.6.3 | 3.6.3org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis:3.6.3 |
| ☕Maven | org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.0.4 | 4.0.4org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis:4.0.4 |
Affected Products
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Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-databinding-aegis to 3.5.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-28752 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Restrict outbound requests from the affected component to an allowlist of hosts, block access to link-local and internal address ranges at the network layer, and require authentication on internal services so a forged request cannot reach them unauthenticated.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat rates this as an Important impact due to the fact this requires Aegis databind, which is not the default databinding for Apache CXF.
No mitigation is currently available for this vulnerability. Please make sure to update as the fixes become available.Source: Red Hat security advisory for CVE-2024-28752 (CC BY 4.0)
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 3.20.6 for Spring Boot | see advisory | RHSA-2024:3708 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | see advisory | RHSA-2024:2834 |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | see advisory | RHSA-2024:2852 |
| Red Hat Fuse 7.13.0 | cxf-core | RHSA-2024:3354 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform | org.apache.cxf/cxf-core:3.5.8.redhat-00001 | RHSA-2024:3563 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.1 EUS for RHEL 7 | eap7-apache-cxf-0:3.1.16-3.SP1_redhat_00001.1.ep7.el7 | RHSA-2024:10208 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.3 EUS for RHEL 7 | eap7-apache-cxf-0:3.4.10-1.SP1_redhat_00001.1.el7eap | RHSA-2024:10207 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.4 for RHEL 8 | eap7-apache-cxf-0:3.5.8-1.redhat_00001.1.el8eap | RHSA-2024:3560 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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