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CVE-2011-2487

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.9)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (10)

Apache — CXFApache — Wss4jRedhat — Jboss Business Rules Management SystemRedhat — Jboss Enterprise Application PlatformRedhat — Jboss Enterprise Application Platform Text-only AdvisoriesRedhat — Jboss Enterprise SOA PlatformRedhat — Jboss Enterprise WEB PlatformRedhat — Jboss Middleware Text-only AdvisoriesRedhat — Jboss PortalRedhat — Jboss WEB Services

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