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CVE-2015-0226 json

Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in Apache WSS4J

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-vjwc-5hfh-2vv5 , EUVD-2022-5374

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
5.5%
EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.0.x before 2.0.2 improperly leaks information about decryption failures when decrypting an encrypted key or message data, which makes it easier for remote attackers to recover the plaintext form of a symmetric key via a series of crafted messages. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.ws.security:wss4j 1.6.17
  • maven org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom 2.0.2
  • wss4j Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.15-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0226

  • mod_jk jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.2.40-3.redhat_2.ep6.el7
  • mod_rt jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.4.1-6.GA.ep6.el7
  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.25-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • httpd22 jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.2.26-38.ep6.el7
  • jbossts jboss enterprise application platform 6 1:4.17.29-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • eap6-ecj jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.4.2-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.5.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el7
  • jbossxb2 jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.0.3-15.GA_redhat_3.1.ep6.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0848RHSA-2015:0847RHSA-2015:0846

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0226 updated cvss 7.8

wss4j: Apache WSS4J is vulnerable to Bleichenbacher's attack (incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487)

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 wss4j Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 wss4j
    +1 more products
    Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 wss4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1177
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0773
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0849
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 5 Server httpd 2.2.26-38.ep6.el5, mod_rt 2.4.1-6.GA.ep6.el5, mod_ssl 2.2.26-38.ep6.el5, mod_snmp 2.4.1-13.GA.ep6.el5, httpd-tools 2.2.26-38.ep6.el5, httpd-manual 2.2.26-38.ep6.el5, +209 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0846
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 6 Server httpd 2.2.26-38.ep6.el6, mod_rt 2.4.1-6.GA.ep6.el6, mod_ssl 2.2.26-38.ep6.el6, mod_snmp 2.4.1-13.GA.ep6.el6, httpd-tools 2.2.26-38.ep6.el6, httpd-manual 2.2.26-38.ep6.el6, +209 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0847
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.4 for RHEL 7 Server httpd22 2.2.26-38.ep6.el7, mod_rt 2.4.1-6.GA.ep6.el7, mod_ssl22 2.2.26-38.ep6.el7, mod_snmp 2.4.1-13.GA.ep6.el7, httpd22-tools 2.2.26-38.ep6.el7, httpd22-manual 2.2.26-38.ep6.el7, +209 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0848
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1176
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  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1376
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 2 wss4j Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 wss4j
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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
  • CWE-327 Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

Sources

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