Vulnerability in Apache Cxf
CVE-2011-2487
The implementations of PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport mechanism for XMLEncryption in JBossWS and Apache WSS4J before 1.6.5 is susceptible to a Bleichenbacher attack.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apache Cxf
- Apache Wss4j — versions before 1.6.5
- Red Hat Jbossws
- Red Hat Jboss Business Rules Management System — versions 5.3
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 5.0.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Text-Only Advisories
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Soa Platform — versions 4.2.0, 4.3.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform — versions 5.0.0
- Red Hat Jboss Middleware Text-Only Advisories
- Red Hat Jboss Portal — versions 4.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/research/publications/breaking-xml-encryption-pkcs15/ (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- cxf.apache.org/note-on-cve-2011-2487.html (Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0191.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0192.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0193.html (Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0194.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0195.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0196.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0198.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2011-2487?
- CVE-2011-2487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Cxf, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2020-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2011-2487?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2011-2487 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.