SCA: security update for org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-rs-security-sso-saml (GHSA-3336-h95j-hvvf)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 409230

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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." (CVE-2015-5253)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3336-h95j-hvvf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 409230

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.22

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5253

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5253

BID: 77591

cwe: CWE-284