CVE-2014-3623

Wss4j vulnerability

CVSS

5.0

EPSS

9.2%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

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.

Affected vendor

Apache

Affected product

Wss4j

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Published

2014-10-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 9.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

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