Axis
CVE-2018-8032
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Apache Axis 1.x up to and including 1.4 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in the default servlet/services. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
Affects 2 packages in maven
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Apache Axis 1.x up to and including 1.4 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in the default servlet/services. Affected products include: Apache Axis, Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management, Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, Oracle Application Testing Suite, Oracle Big Data Discovery.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Apache Axis 1.x up to and including 1.4 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack in the default servlet/services.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is
The devtools.sh script in AXIS network cameras allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell
The AXIS Media Control (AMC) ActiveX control (AxisMediaControlEmb.dll) 6.2.10.11 for AXIS network cameras allows remote
AXIS Communications products with firmware through 5.80.x allow remote attackers to modify arbitrary files as root via v
AXIS Communications products allow CSRF, as demonstrated by admin/pwdgrp.cgi, vaconfig.cgi, and admin/local_del.cgi. Rat
A Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affected the Apache Axis 1.4 distribution that was last released in 2
An issue was discovered in the httpd process in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this
An issue was discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is rem
There was a Memory Corruption issue discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras which allows remote attackers to ca
There was a Memory Corruption issue discovered in multiple models of Axis IP Cameras which causes a denial of service (c
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