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CVE-2015-5253· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

The SAML Web SSO module in Apache CXF before 2.7.18, 3.0.x before 3.0.7, and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass

The SAML Web SSO module in Apache CXF before 2.7.18, 3.0.x before 3.0.7, and 3.1.x before 3.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass authentication via a crafted SAML response with a valid signed assertion, related to a "wrapping attack."

MediumCVSS 4.0 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 18, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.7% · 93th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
16 / 40 · 4.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
apachecxf

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apache cxfbefore 2.7.18
  • apache cxf3.0.0 and later · before 3.0.7
  • apache cxf3.1.0 and later · before 3.1.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenorg.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlfrom 3.0.0 · before 3.0.73.0.7
Mavenorg.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlfrom 3.1.0 · before 3.1.33.1.3
Mavenorg.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-samlbefore 2.7.182.7.18

Same product

apache: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-12419Apache CXF before 3.3.4 and 3.2.11 provides all of the components that are required to build a fully fledged OpenId Connect service.
    43Plan
  • CVE-2010-2076Apache CXF 2.0.x before 2.0.13, 2.1.x before 2.1.10, and 2.2.x before 2.2.9, as used in Apache ServiceMix, Apache Camel, Apache Chemistry, A
    42Plan
  • CVE-2012-2379Apache CXF 2.4.x before 2.4.8, 2.5.x before 2.5.4, and 2.6.x before 2.6.1, when a Supporting Token specifies a child WS-SecurityPolicy 1.1 o
    41Plan
  • CVE-2022-46364Apache CXF SSRF Vulnerability
    40Plan
  • CVE-2012-0803The WS-SP UsernameToken policy in Apache CXF 2.4.5 and 2.5.1 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending an empty UsernameTo
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-68079Apache CXF: DefaultEncryptingCodeDataProvider allows unlimited authorization code replay
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-saml2.7.18Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-saml3.0.7Package registry (OSV)
Maven:org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-saml3.1.3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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