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CVE-2014-3623

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-3623 describes a security flaw in Apache WSS4J (versions before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2) and Apache CXF (versions 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2) when using TransportBinding. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks by bypassing SAML SubjectConfirmation method security semantics. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this medium-severity issue has a low attack complexity and can lead to integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.6.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.7.0, <= 2.7.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0922 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (24)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.ws.security:wss4jFixed in: 1.6.17
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-domFixed in: 2.0.2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 5Fixed in: wss4j-0:1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 6Fixed in: wss4j-0:1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: apache-cxf-0:2.7.12-1.SP1_redhat_5.1.ep6.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3 for RHEL 7Fixed in: wss4j-0:1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.1
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-fuse
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: activemq
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: openshift-origin-cartridge-amq
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat BPM Suite 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: cxf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: wss4j
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: cxf

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vfmedium

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2014-3623Moderate

CXF: Improper security semantics enforcement of SAML SubjectConfirmation methods

Oct 25, 2014

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0236.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
Third Party Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2014/q4/437
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/61909
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/97754
VDB Entry
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/WSS-511
Vendor Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
securityfocus.com / bid/70736
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry