CVE-2014-3623

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2, as used in Apache CXF 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2, when using TransportBinding, does not properly enforce the SAML SubjectConfirmation method security semantics, which allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2014-10-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3623 is rated Moderate Risk (58.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.22%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.73% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3623

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 2026-06-15 2.49% 9.22% +6.73%
2 2025-10-07 1.52% 2.49% +0.97%
3 2025-10-06 1.52%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3623

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3623

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3623

GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3623

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3623

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3623

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache wss4j < 1.6.17 cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache wss4j >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:wss4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache cxf >= 2.7.0, <= 2.7.13 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache cxf >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3623

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0236.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/437 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/61909 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70736 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97754 VDB Entry
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WSS-511 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
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