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CVE-2014-3623

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 SubjectConfirmatio...

Published: Oct 30, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-287
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
9.2%
Top 5.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Tivoli Business Service ManagerIBM Corp.
Mixed
Databases / relational
CXFApache Software Foundation
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
WSS4JApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.ws.security:wss4jMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-domMavenOSS Libraries
ibm corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka ibm, ibm corporation
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WSS-511
issues.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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Timeline

Published
Oct 30, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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