An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-347 | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-287 |
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| Description | An authentication bypass in the DOM security processor in Apache WSS4J allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge authenticated SOAP messages via a crafted unsigned SAML sender-vouches assertion containing an attacker-controlled key. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue. | |
| Title | Apache WSS4J: SAML Sender-Vouches Authentication Bypass | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: 2026-09-30T11:58:00.040Z
Updated: 2026-09-30T19:48:53.545Z
Reserved: 2026-09-10T13:32:10.370Z
Link: CVE-2026-88920
Updated: 2026-09-30T12:12:22.214Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-09-30T12:17:14.203
Modified: 2026-10-02T20:17:49.397
Link: CVE-2026-88920