Is CVE-2014-3623 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-3623 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-3623?

CVE-2014-3623 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-3623?

CVE-2014-3623 has an EPSS score of 9.22% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3623?

Upgrade cxf to 3.0.2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-3623

MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Apache WSS4J before 1.6.17 and 2.x before 2.0.2, as used in Apache CXF 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and 3.0.x before 3.0.2, when using TransportBinding, does not properly enforce the SAML SubjectConfirmation method security semantics, which allows remote attackers to conduct spoofing attacks via unspecified vectors.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

cxfNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2Fixed in:3.0.2CVE-2014-3623derived from NVD

wss4jNVD

Affected:>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2Fixed in:2.0.2CVE-2014-3623derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

9.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

issues.apache.org

Third-Party Advisory7

VDB Entry1

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.