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CVE-2015-0227

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-0227 describes a vulnerability in Apache WSS4J versions prior to 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2, allowing remote attackers to bypass security configurations related to signed and encrypted data elements through "wrapping attacks." This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and potential for partial integrity impact, but no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0754 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 23,690 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 (3)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.ws.security:wss4jFixed in: 2.02
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.ws.security:wss4jFixed in: 1.6.17
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: wss4j:wss4jFixed in: 1.6.17

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-6r5v-hp32-fjqwmedium

Improper Access Control in Apache WSS4J

May 14, 2022

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/100837
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
ws.apache.org / wss4j/advisories/CVE-2015-0227.txt.asc
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72557