Improper Authentication Affecting org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security package, versions [2,2.7.13)[3.0.0,3.0.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECXF-30018
  • published25 Dec 2016
  • disclosed25 Oct 2014
  • creditDario Amiri

Introduced: 25 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-3623  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security to version 2.7.13, 3.0.2 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-ws-security is a services framework that helps you build and develop services using frontend programming APIs, like JAX-WS and JAX-RS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication. When using TransportBinding, does not properly enforce the SAML SubjectConfirmation method security semantics, which allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

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