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CVE-2015-0226

Published: Oct 30, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-327
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.5%
Top 8.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-327

Affected Products

wss4japache
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
org.apache.ws.security:wss4jMavenOSS Libraries
org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-domMavenOSS Libraries
n/an/a
apacheoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache http server, apache httpd
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html
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Timeline

Published
Oct 30, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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