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CVE-2015-5253

The SAML Web SSO module in Apache CXF before 2.7.18, 3.0.x before 3.0.7, and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 allows remote authentica

The SAML Web SSO module in Apache CXF before 2.7.18, 3.0.x before 3.0.7, and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication via a crafted SAML response with a valid signed assertion, related to a "wrapping attack.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 4 EPSS 0.00336
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Affected Products & Versions

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apache cxf< 2.7.18
apache cxf>= 3.0.0 and < 3.0.7
apache cxf>= 3.1.0 and < 3.1.3
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Affected Packages

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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.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-saml MODERATE fixed in 2.7.18
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Scoring & Timeline

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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.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD18 Nov 2015 · 04:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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rhsaRHSA-2016:0321Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5253.txt.ascVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0321.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/14/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034162Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cxf.git
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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