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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-13954 · published 12 November 2020

CVE-2020-13954: Apache cxf cross-site scripting vulnerability

Apache · Cxf

By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 41% · top 1.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
41%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2 Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef%40%3Cdev.syncope.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2 Mailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r640719c9ce5671f239a6f002c20e14062effe4b318a580b6746aa5ef%40%3Cdev.syncope.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r81a41a2915985d49bc3ea57dde2018b03584a863878a8532a89f993f%40%3Cusers.cxf.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.o
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0010/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html PatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-13954), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.