GHSA-8hfm-837h-hjg5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache XML Security For Java vulnerable to authentication bypass by HMAC truncation
The design of the W3C XML Signature Syntax and Processing (XMLDsig) recommendation, as implemented in products including (1) the Oracle Security Developer Tools component in Oracle Application Server 10.1.2.3, 10.1.3.4, and 10.1.4.3IM; (2) the WebLogic Server component in BEA Product Suite 10.3, 10.0 MP1, 9.2 MP3, 9.1, 9.0, and 8.1 SP6; (3) Mono before 2.4.2.2; (4) XML Security Library before 1.2.12; (5) IBM WebSphere Application Server Versions 6.0 through 6.0.2.33, 6.1 through 6.1.0.23, and 7.0 through 7.0.0.1; (6) Sun JDK and JRE Update 14 and earlier; (7) Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 through 3.0 SP2, 3.5, and 4.0; and other products uses a parameter that defines an HMAC truncation length (HMACOutputLength) but does not require a minimum for this length, which allows attackers to spoof HMAC-based signatures and bypass authentication by specifying a truncation length with a small number of bits.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0217 is rated Moderate Risk (49.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-12 | 1.99% | 2.22% | +0.23% |
| 2 | 2026-03-30 | 1.55% | 1.99% | +0.43% |
| 3 | 2026-03-29 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-8hfm-837h-hjg5 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Apache XML Security For Java vulnerable to authentication bypass by HMAC truncation
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2009-0217 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (mono, xml-security-c, xmlsec1), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0217 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2009-0217: 2 GLSA(s) (201206-13, 201408-19), 6 atom(s) (app-office/libreoffice, app-office/libreoffice-bin, app-office/openoffice, app-office/openoffice-bin, dev-lang/mono, dev-util/mono-debugger); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0217 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0217 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2009-0217 medium priority: Ubuntu including 7 source packages (libreoffice, libxml-security-java, …), 98 status rows across 14 suites (dapper, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): not-affected 55, released 16, DNE 14, ignored 12, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0217 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.7 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.11 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.13 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.15 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.1.17 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2:*:fp17:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.11 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.12 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.13 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.14 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.15 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.16 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.17 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.18 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.19 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.20 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.21 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.22 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.23 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.24 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.25 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.28 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.29 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.30 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.31 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.32 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.0.2.33 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.0.2.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.2 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.4 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.5 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.6 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.7 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.10 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.11 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.12 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.13 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.14 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.16 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.17 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.18 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.19 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.20 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.21 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.22 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 6.1.0.23 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:6.1.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ibm | websphere_application_server | 7.0.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_application_server:7.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.5 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.2.6 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 1.9 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| mono_project | mono | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:mono_project:mono:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | application_server | 10.1.2.3 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:10.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | application_server | 10.1.3.4 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_server:10.1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |