Bug 1282411 (CVE-2015-5253)

Summary:	CVE-2015-5253 apache-cxf: SAML SSO processing is vulnerable to wrapping attack
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	aileenc, asoldano, bbaranow, bmaxwell, cdewolf, chazlett, csutherl, dandread, darran.lofthouse, gnaik, jawilson, jboss-set, jshepherd, lgao, myarboro, pslavice, rsvoboda, twalsh, vtunka
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	apache-cxf 3.1.3, apache-cxf 3.0.7, apache-cxf 2.7.18	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	It was found that Apache CXF permitted wrapping attacks in its support for SAML SSO. A malicious user could construct a SAML response that would bypass the login screen and possibly gain access to restricted information or resources.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2021-10-21 00:48:40 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	1282415, 1312133

Description Adam Mariš 2015-11-16 10:41:25 UTC

A vulnerability in Apache CXF module adding support for SAML SSO to a JAX-RS endpoint was found. It is possible to construct a SAML Response by means of a wrapping attack, that allows a malicious user to log in instead of the principal extracted from the signed SAML assertion. Affects versions prior to 3.1.3, 3.0.7 and 2.7.18.

Upstream patch:

https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cxf.git;a=commit;h=845eccb6484b43ba02875c71e824db23ae4f20c0

External reference:

http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5253.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1447433340000&api=v2

Comment 4 Jason Shepherd 2016-01-13 23:32:37 UTC

CXF JAX-RS, where this vulnerability lies, is not supported in JBoss EAP. See this article as a reference:

   https://access.redhat.com/solutions/97523

Comment 5 Jason Shepherd 2016-02-16 23:10:53 UTC

This issue will be addressed in Fuse 6.3

Comment 6 Jason Shepherd 2016-02-29 00:41:31 UTC

We're also backporting the fix to Fuse 6.2.1 in Rollup 1. https://access.redhat.com/jbossnetwork/restricted/listSoftware.html?product=jboss.fuse&downloadType=securityPatches&version=6.2.1

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2016-02-29 19:40:27 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  JBoss Fuse 6.2.1

Via RHSA-2016:0321 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0321.html