org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not…

Description

org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate, as demonstrated by the "foo,CN=www.apache.org" string in the O field.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

9.2% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.

Weakness

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Affected products

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  • affected n/a

Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

• Mavenorg.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientGHSA-cfh5-3ghh-wfjx (opens in a new tab)

References (47)

• RHSA-2014:1891 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0765 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• 110143 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0675 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• 60713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127913/Apache-HttpComponents-Man-In-The-Middle.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0720 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1166 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1888 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0850 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0158 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1834 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• 60466 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1176 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1931 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1177 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• 69258 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1892 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:0851 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05103564 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1835 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• 1030812 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
• https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05363782 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• USN-2769-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• 60589 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_transferred
• RHSA-2014:1836 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• apache-cve20143577-spoofing(95327) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_transferred
• 20140818 CVE-2014-3577: Apache HttpComponents client: Hostname verification susceptible to MITM attack (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• RHSA-2016:1773 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• [drill-dev] 20191017 Dependencies used by Drill contain known vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [drill-dev] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [drill-issues] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20200116 svn commit: r1055336 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-12423.txt.asc security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20200319 svn commit: r1058035 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-17573.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20200401 svn commit: r1058573 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-1954.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2020:1873 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2020:1875 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20201112 svn commit: r1067927 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20210402 svn commit: r1073270 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-22696.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [cxf-commits] 20210616 svn commit: r1075801 - in /websites/production/cxf/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html security-advisories.data/CVE-2021-30468.txt.asc security-advisories.html (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20211006 Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins and Jenkins plugins (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231027-0003/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisory GHSA-cfh5-3ghh-wfjx (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:50 UTC.