CVE-2010-2076

Name: CVE-2010-2076
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-08-19T18:00:02.937+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 9.79%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2076 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel, Apache Chemistry, Apache jUDDI, Apache Geronimo, and other products, does not properly reject DTDs in SOAP messages, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by an entity declaration in a request to samples/wsdl_first_pure_xml, a similar issue to CVE-2010-1632.. EPSS estimates a 9.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel, Apache Chemistry, Apache jUDDI, Apache Geronimo, and other products, does not properly reject DTDs in SOAP messages, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted DTD, as demonstrated by an entity declaration in a request to samples/wsdl_first_pure_xml, a similar issue to CVE-2010-1632.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

9.79%

94.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-829

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache	Cxf	>= 2.0.6, < 2.0.13
Apache	Cxf	>= 2.1, < 2.1.10
Apache	Cxf	>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.9

References

http://geronimo.apache.org/2010/07/21/apache-geronimo-v216-released.htmlVendor Advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40969Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41016Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/cxf/trunk/security/CVE-2010-2076.pdfExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.listware.net/201006/cxf-users/60160-important-apache-cxf-security-advisory-cve-2010-2076.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42492Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-5383Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
http://geronimo.apache.org/2010/07/21/apache-geronimo-v216-released.htmlVendor Advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/21x-security-report.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://geronimo.apache.org/22x-security-report.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40969Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41016Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41025Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/cxf/trunk/security/CVE-2010-2076.pdfExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.listware.net/201006/cxf-users/60160-important-apache-cxf-security-advisory-cve-2010-2076.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42492Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-5383Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EMailing List, Patch

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2076?

How severe is CVE-2010-2076?

CVE-2010-2076 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 9.79% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST