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CVE-2015-3996
The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as…
Medium4.3EPSS 0.84%
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- mitre
Description
The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used in the ownCloud iOS Library, disables verification of a server hostname against the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.84% · top 42% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/issues/2619 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2015-012 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/releases/tag/2.5.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 76242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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