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CVE-2015-5253

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-5253 describes a vulnerability in the SAML Web SSO module of Apache CXF versions prior to 2.7.18, 3.0.7, and 3.1.3. This flaw, dubbed a "wrapping attack," allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication by submitting a specially crafted SAML response containing a valid signed assertion. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring authentication, and resulting in partial integrity impact without 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
< 2.7.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0570 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 21,958 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 0.1 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 (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlFixed in: 2.7.18
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlFixed in: 3.0.7
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlFixed in: 3.1.3
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: CXF
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6Fixed in: Web Services

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-3336-h95j-hvvfmedium

Improper Access Control in Apache CXF

May 13, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-5253Moderate

apache-cxf: SAML SSO processing is vulnerable to wrapping attack

Nov 14, 2015

References

cxf.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5253.txt.asc
Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0321.html
Third Party Advisory
git-wip-us.apache.org / repos/asf
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
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/11/14/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1034162
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry