Having the exact same problem using Apache CXF 2.5.0 and WS-Security enabled. With WS-Security disabled the service works fine. With it on I get the trace below:
SOAP FAULT STACKTRACE:javax.xml.soap.SOAPException: Unable to create message factory for SOAP: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
- javax.xml.soap.SOAPException: Unable to create message factory for SOAP: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at javax.xml.soap.MessageFactory.newInstance(MessageFactory.java:112) ~[jboss-saaj-api_1.3_spec-1.0.1.Final.jar!/:1.0.1.Final]
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.saaj.SAAJFactoryResolver.createMessageFactory(SAAJFactoryResolver.java:56) ~[cxf-rt-bindings-soap-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.saaj.SAAJInInterceptor$SAAJPreInInterceptor.getFactory(SAAJInInterceptor.java:148) ~[cxf-rt-bindings-soap-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.saaj.SAAJInInterceptor$SAAJPreInInterceptor.handleMessage(SAAJInInterceptor.java:131) ~[cxf-rt-bindings-soap-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.binding.soap.saaj.SAAJInInterceptor$SAAJPreInInterceptor.handleMessage(SAAJInInterceptor.java:105) ~[cxf-rt-bindings-soap-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.phase.PhaseInterceptorChain.doIntercept(PhaseInterceptorChain.java:263) ~[cxf-api-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.ChainInitiationObserver.onMessage(ChainInitiationObserver.java:123) [cxf-rt-core-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.http.AbstractHTTPDestination.invoke(AbstractHTTPDestination.java:206) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invokeDestination(ServletController.java:213) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.ServletController.invoke(ServletController.java:193) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.CXFNonSpringServlet.invoke(CXFNonSpringServlet.java:126) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.handleRequest(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:184) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.doPost(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:107) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:754) [jboss-servlet-api_3.0_spec-1.0.0.Final.jar!/:1.0.0.Final]
at org.apache.cxf.transport.servlet.AbstractHTTPServlet.service(AbstractHTTPServlet.java:163) [cxf-rt-transports-http-2.5.0.jar:na]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:329) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:248) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:275) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:161) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.jboss.as.web.security.SecurityContextAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityContextAssociationValve.java:139) [jboss-as-web-7.0.2.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:480) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.jboss.as.web.NamingValve.invoke(NamingValve.java:57) [jboss-as-web-7.0.2.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:154) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:362) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:877) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:667) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:952) [jbossweb-7.0.1.Final.jar!/:7.0.2.Final]
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:722) [na:1.7.0]