CVE-2020-13954
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2020-11-12
- WeaknessCWE-79
Am I affected?
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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.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-11-1213:15CVE publishedNVD
- 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS
Observed activity
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- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-13954?format=csv
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | = 5.5.0.0.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| 5.9 | = 5.9.0.0.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| 12.2 | = 12.2.1.3.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| 12.2 | = 12.2.1.4.0 | no fix published | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.4 | ≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.1 | 3.4.1 | NVD |
| 3.3 | < 3.3.8 | 3.3.8 | NVD |
| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | = 8.0.2 | no fix published | NVD |
| 8.1 | = 8.1 | no fix published | NVD |
3 more products in the sources.
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Fix
Advisories and patches
- cxf.apache.orgVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.comVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.comPatch
- www.oracle.comPatch
- www.oracle.comPatch
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.16.1read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-79read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score40.9 %read 2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Published
- 2020-11-12
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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