🛡️ CVE-2011-2487 — wss4j
Description
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in Apache WSS4J
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.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2011-2487 is classified as CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. An algorithm with known weaknesses is used, so the protection it appears to give does not hold.
Affected software
CVE-2011-2487 is recorded against 2 packages.
- org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (fixed in 1.6.5)
- wss4j:wss4j (fixed in 1.6.5)
Timeline and source
Published on 22 April 2022 and last revised on 16 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
www.nds.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Web)
web.archive.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
bugzilla.redhat.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.ws.security:wss4j | — | 1.6.5 |
| wss4j:wss4j | — | 1.6.5 |
References
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