---
id: "CVE-2026-120832"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120832"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120832"]
title: "Apache Axis2/Java: WSDL imports let attackers make the server send requests"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-axis2", "java", "package", "soap", "wsdl"]
not_affected_if: ["no-axis2-wsdl-processing", "trusted-wsdl-only"]
published_at: "2026-11-09T11:17:21+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-09T11:26:55+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120832", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Apache Axis2/Java: WSDL imports let attackers make the server send requests

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120832 (this .md is for agents)

Apache Axis2/Java fetches absolute URLs found in WSDL and schema imports without checking the scheme or host. An attacker who supplies a WSDL or schema that an Axis2 application processes can make the server send requests to internal or external hosts.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the Axis2 version in your build file or lib directory, for example `axis2-kernel` in `pom.xml` or `build.gradle`.
- Look for applications that build client services from WSDL files with `ServiceClient`, `AxisService.createClientSideAxisService` or `WSDLToAxisServiceBuilder`.
- Check whether the application accepts WSDL or schema content from untrusted sources.

## Fix

- Apache Axis2/Java: upgrade to `2.0.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-09T11:26:03+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120832

## Documents

- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core/commit/7ac84d8339ad80f8f7f7977cf0caaa28fc3b7b98

## From the sources

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Apache Axis2/Java. When Axis2 built a service description from a WSDL, through ServiceClient, AxisService.createClientSideAxisService or WSDLToAxisServiceBuilder, it fetched the absolute URLs in wsdl:import locations and in xsd:import and xsd:include schemaLocations with no scheme or host restriction; the AAR and WAR deployment resolvers also passed absolute schema locations on to the network. An attacker who controls a WSDL or schema processed by an Axis2 application could therefore make the JVM send requests to arbitrary internal or external hosts. This issue affects Apache Axis2/Java: through 2.0.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.2, which fixes the issue.

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