# CVE-2023-40743: axis: ** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** When integrating Apache Axis 1.x in an application, it may not have been obvious that...

CVE-2023-40743 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by libaxis-java 1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1, released September 5, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40743
- Priority: Urgent
- CVSS: 9.8 (critical)
- EPSS: 0.0328
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 5, 2023

## Description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** When integrating Apache Axis 1.x in an application, it may not have been obvious that looking up a service through "ServiceFactory.getService" allows potentially dangerous lookup mechanisms such as LDAP. When passing untrusted input to this API method, this could expose the application to DoS, SSRF and even attacks leading to RCE.  As Axis 1 has been EOL we recommend you migrate to a different SOAP engine, such as Apache Axis 2/Java. As a workaround, you may review your code to verify no untrusted or unsanitized input is passed to "ServiceFactory.getService", or by applying the patch from  https://github.com/apache/axis-axis1-java/commit/7e66753427466590d6def0125e448d2791723210 . 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.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | axis Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.4-28+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40743](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-40743.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | axis Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.4-29 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40743](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-40743.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | axis Debian 14 | 1.4-29 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40743](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-40743.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libaxis-java Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libaxis-java 1.4-25ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libaxis-java-1.4-25ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libaxis-java Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1 | [libaxis-java 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libaxis-java-1.4-28-deb10u1build0.20.04.1.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libaxis-java Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1 | [libaxis-java 1.4-28+deb10u1build0.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libaxis-java-1.4-28-deb10u1build0.22.04.1.md) | Sep 5, 2023 |

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