Inbound WS-Security allows RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport by default
Wss4jSecurityInterceptor defaulted allowRSA15KeyTransportAlgorithm to true, overriding Apache WSS4J's safer default for validation RequestData. Inbound WS-Security decryption could therefore accept RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 (rsa-1_5) encrypted key material unless operators explicitly reconfigured the flag.
Affected versions:
Spring Web Services 5.0.0 through 5.0.1; 4.1.0 through 4.1.3; 4.0.0 through 4.0.18; 3.1.0 through 3.1.8.
Description: CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
Metrics
Version
Base score
Base severity
Vector
3.1
4.8
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Version:3.1
Base score:4.8
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC ID
Description
N/A
An attacker in a man-in-the-middle or oracle-capable position can exploit the weak RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport algorithm accepted by default for inbound WS-Security decryption.
CAPEC ID: N/A
Description: An attacker in a man-in-the-middle or oracle-capable position can exploit the weak RSA PKCS#1 v1.5 key transport algorithm accepted by default for inbound WS-Security decryption.