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medium 5.0

CVE-2014-3623 json

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

published 2014-10-30 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf , EUVD-2022-3343

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.2%
EPSS 9.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.ws.security:wss4j 1.6.17
  • maven org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom 2.0.2
  • apache wss4j 1.6.17, 2.0.2
  • apache cxf 3.0.2
  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
  • wss4j jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el6
  • apache-cxf jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:2019

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-3623 updated cvss 4.3

CXF: Improper security semantics enforcement of SAML SubjectConfirmation methods

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 cxf
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 cxf
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 cxf Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 cxf
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 wss4j
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 cxf
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 cxf
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 activemq, openshift-origin-cartridge-amq, openshift-origin-cartridge-fuse
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0236
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  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0851
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0850
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0675
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2020
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5 Server wss4j 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, apache-cxf 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6 Server wss4j 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, apache-cxf 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el6 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7 Server wss4j 1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7, apache-cxf 2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:2019
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0236

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Exploit prediction

9.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.ws.security:wss4j
<1.6.17
1.6.17
maven org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom
>=2.0.0, <2.0.2
2.0.2

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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