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CVE-2015-0227 json

Improper Access Control in Apache WSS4J

published 2015-02-12 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-6r5v-hp32-fjqw , EUVD-2022-2852

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.5%
EPSS 7.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the requireSignedEncryptedDataElements configuration via a vectors related to "wrapping attacks."

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.ws.security:wss4j 1.6.17, 2.02
  • maven wss4j:wss4j 1.6.17
  • wss4j Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.15-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0227

  • 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

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-2015-0227 updated cvss 4.0

wss4j: Apache WSS4J doesn't correctly enforce the requireSignedEncryptedDataElements property

  • Red Hat BPM Suite 6 wss4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 wss4j
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 wss4j
    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 wss4j Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 wss4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 wss4j
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 wss4j
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 wss4j Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 wss4j
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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  • 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
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1009
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 2 wss4j
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

7.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% 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
>=2.0.0, <2.02
1.6.17
2.02
maven wss4j:wss4j
<1.6.17
1.6.17

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

Sources

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