CVE-2015-0227

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Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the requireSignedEncryptedDataElements

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the requireSignedEncryptedDataElements configuration via a vectors related to "wrapping attacks.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.13872

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 6% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood

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Affected Products & Versions

apache wss4j<= 1.6.16

apache wss4jall versions

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

Maven org.apache.ws.security:wss4j MODERATE fixed in 1.6.17

Maven wss4j:wss4j MODERATE fixed in 1.6.17

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Scoring & Timeline

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Published to NVD12 Feb 2015 · 04:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2015:1176Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:0848Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:0847Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:0846Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:0849Moderate
Show all 8 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2015:1009Low
rhsaRHSA-2015:1177Important
rhsaRHSA-2015:0773Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html

http://ws.apache.org/wss4j/advisories/CVE-2015-0227.txt.ascPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72557

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100837

https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03900en_us

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

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