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Message-ID: <eed93fd0-411a-5834-e213-0f49d6906720@apache.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:34:05 +0000
From: Colm O hEigeartaigh <coheigea@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-89238: Apache WSS4J: WSS4J EncryptedHeader child
confusion causing wrong protected-header selection
Severity: important
Affected versions:
- Apache WSS4J (org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom) 4.0.0 before 4.0.2
- Apache WSS4J (org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom) 3.0.0 before 3.0.6
- Apache WSS4J (org.apache.wss4j:wss4j-ws-security-dom) before 2.4.4
Description:
WSS4J EncryptedHeader child confusion could promote an attacker-controlled plaintext element as the decrypted header, leading to incorrect confidentiality coverage and possible policy bypass.
Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.0.2 or 3.0.6 or 2.4.4, which fix this issue.
Credit:
Reported by n0mi1k (finder)
References:
https://ws.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89238
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