# CVE-2014-3623: Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-3623-improper-authentication-in-apache-wss4j  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-3623 · Severity: info · Published 2022-05-13

Improper Authentication in Apache WSS4J

Technologies: [org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-ws-security-wss4j). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-3623 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-3623 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-3623?** Informational severity, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.17; org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-3623?** Yes. org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.17 or later; org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-3623?** Check whether you run org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) or org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven): upgrade to 1.6.17 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.ws.security:wss4j to 1.6.17 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven): upgrade to 2.0.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom to 2.0.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.ws.security:wss4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.6.17
- org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.0.0,fixed=2.0.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-3623
- GHSA-99v3-9x35-c5vf

## Related threats

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- [Apache WSS4J and JBossWS Bleichenbacher attack in XML Encryption](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-2487-apache-wss4j-and-jbossws-bleichenbacher-attack-in-xml-encryption)