7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-0226
Apache WSS4J Information Disclosure
Description

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 symmetric key via a series of crafted messages. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 30, 2017, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 23, 2019, 11:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-0226 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache wss4j

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-0226 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-0226 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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 symmetric key via a series of crafted messages. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487. 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 symmetric key via a series of crafted messages. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-2487.
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03900en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1376 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0849.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0848.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0847.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0846.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72553 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72553 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://ws.apache.org/wss4j/advisories/CVE-2015-0226.txt.asc No Types Assigned https://ws.apache.org/wss4j/advisories/CVE-2015-0226.txt.asc Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-327
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.6.16 *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72553 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-0226 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} -0.06%

score

0.49762

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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