CVE-2024-29736Network attack vector

Server-side request forgery via unrestricted stylesheet paths

Published Jul 19, 2024 · Updated Nov 15, 2024

SSRF in Apache CXF before 3.5.9, 3.6.4, and 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve server-reachable resources. WadlGenerator passes any request path ending in .xsl to getExistingResource instead of restricting retrieval to the configured stylesheet reference. Only REST services with a custom WADL stylesheet are exposed, enabling unauthenticated reads from resources reachable by the service.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.03%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SSRF in Apache CXF before 3.5.9, 3.6.4, and 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to retrieve server-reachable resources. WadlGenerator passes any request path ending in .xsl to getExistingResource instead of restricting retrieval to the configured stylesheet reference. Only REST services with a custom WADL stylesheet are exposed, enabling unauthenticated reads from resources reachable by the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-29736
Published
Jul 19, 2024
Updated
Nov 15, 2024
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache CXF
Classifications
CWE-918, CAPEC-664, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <3.5.9
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <3.5.9, 3.6.4, 4.0.5
  3. Affected versionversion=0 <3.6.4
  4. Affected versionversion=0 <4.0.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache CXFversion=0 <3.5.9; version=0 <3.5.9, 3.6.4, 4.0.5; version=0 <3.6.4; version=0 <4.0.5

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.2GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CAPEC-664Server Side Request Forgery
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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