CVE-2015-0227 Improper Access Control in Apache WSS4J
Remote attackers can bypass signed and encrypted data requirements in Apache WSS4J via wrapping attacks, compromising security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-0227?
CVE-2015-0227 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the requireSignedEncryptedDataElements configuration via a vectors related to "wrapping attacks."
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0227?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.ws.security:wss4j and wss4j:wss4j. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ws.security:wss4j Maven | All versions | 1.6.17 |
org.apache.ws.security:wss4j Maven | All versions | 1.6.17 |
org.apache.ws.security:wss4j Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.02 |
org.apache.ws.security:wss4j Maven | From 2.0.0 | 2.02 |
wss4j:wss4j Maven | All versions | 1.6.17 |
wss4j:wss4j Maven | All versions | 1.6.17 |
Products include Apache Wss4j.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0227?
Upgrade org.apache.ws.security:wss4j to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.17 or 2.02.
Is CVE-2015-0227 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0227 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2026-88920 Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2026-87830 Apache WSS4J: Streaming WS-SecurityPolicy validation may skip element-protection checks.
- CVE-2026-89238 Apache WSS4J: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion causing wrong protected-header selection
- CVE-2026-85532 Apache WSS4J: Insufficient Validation of Derived-Key Parameters
- CVE-2026-92121 Apache WSS4J: WS-SecurityPolicy signature checks skipped in the streaming code after an STR-Transform reference
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0227, GHSA-6r5v-hp32-fjqw.