What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-51441?

CVE-2023-51441 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Java are affected by CVE-2023-51441?

CVE-2023-51441 presents moderate security risk, a server-side request forgery vulnerability rated CVSS 7.2.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2023-51441?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Implement egress filtering and URL validation for server-side requests.

Java CVE-2023-51441

HIGH

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)

2024-01-06 security@apache.org

SSRF Java Apache Axis

7.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.2 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:33 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:33 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jan 06, 2024 - 12:15 nvd

HIGH 7.2

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

40 maven packages depend on axis:axis (21 direct, 19 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.3.

DescriptionCVE.org

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Axis allowed users with access to the admin service to perform possible SSRF This issue affects Apache Axis: through 1.3.

As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. Alternatively you could use a build of Axis with the patch from https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/685c309febc64aa393b2d64a05f90e7eb9f73e06 applied. The Apache Axis project does not expect to create an Axis 1.x release fixing this problem, though contributors that would like to work towards this are welcome.

AnalysisAI

UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Axis allowed users with access to the admin service to perform possible SSRF3. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability could allow attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Axis allowed users with access to the admin service to perform possible SSRF3. As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. Alternatively you could use a build of Axis with the patch from https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/685c309febc64aa393b2d64a05f90e7eb9f73e06 applied. The Apache Axis project does not expect to create an Axis 1.x release fixing this problem, though contributors that would like to work towards this are welcome. Affected products include: Apache Axis. Version information: through 1.3..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.