Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2, as used in Apache CXF 2.7.x before…
Priority LOW 35CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2, as used in Apache CXF 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2, when using TransportBinding, does not properly enforce the SAML SubjectConfirmation method security semantics, which allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09224 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven): 1.6.17org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven): 2.0.2Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 8 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) | before 1.6.17 | 1.6.17 | Patch available | GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf |
| — | org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | Patch available | GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.17 Fixed in 1.6.17 Patch available GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf
- org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.2 Fixed in 2.0.2 Patch available GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) Fixed in 1.6.17 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) Fixed in 2.0.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2015:0850 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
- RHSA-2015:0851 Released 2015-04-16 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
- RHSA-2015:0675 Released 2015-03-11 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1.0 update
- Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2015:0236 Released 2015-02-18 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.1.0 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
- RHSA-2014:2019 Released 2014-12-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 Server apache-cxf-2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5, wss4j-1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 Server apache-cxf-2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el6, wss4j-1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 Server apache-cxf-2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el7, wss4j-1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
- RHSA-2014:2020 Released 2014-12-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3.2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat BPM Suite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0236 |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0851 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0850 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0675 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:2020 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2014:2019 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2014:2019 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2014:2019 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0236 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3623
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf
References
Advisory 7
Other 12
- [cxf-commits] 20200116 svn commit: r1055336 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20201112 svn commit: r1067927 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20210402 svn commit: r1073270 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [cxf-commits] 20210616 svn commit: r1075801 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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Sources
- CVE-2014-3623 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-3623 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-3623 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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