Vulnerability in Apache Wss4j

CVE-2015-0226

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 symmet…

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.052 (90.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Apache Wss4j — versions 2.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0226?
CVE-2015-0226 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Wss4j, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-0226?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-0226 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.