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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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from apache, from apache, from redhat and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-03-11T16:15:11.773

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:28:23.107

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-327

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache cxf ≤ 2.4.6 Yes
Application apache cxf ≤ 2.5.2 Yes
Application apache wss4j < 1.6.5 Yes
Application redhat jboss_business_rules_management_system 5.3 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_application_platform_text-only_advisories - Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform 4.2.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_soa_platform 4.3.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_enterprise_web_platform 5.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_middleware_text-only_advisories - Yes
Application redhat jboss_portal 4.0.0 Yes
Application redhat jboss_web_services - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.