Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in Apache WSS4J
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom | >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.ws.security:wss4j | < 1.6.17 | 1.6.17 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0226
- https://github.com/apache/ws-wss4j/commit/970b3e3756e2c75bf2379ce198365e1a7168c3c3
- https://github.com/apache/ws-wss4j/commit/de5104b30ddde5fe7388ad57e1c5ace5c5509924
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376
- https://github.com/apache/ws-wss4j
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03900en_us
- https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1621329
- https://ws.apache.org/wss4j/advisories/CVE-2015-0226.txt.asc
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-327- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom, org.apache.ws.security:wss4j- Disclosed
- 14.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vjwc-5hfh-2vv5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 05.2022 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 2
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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