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Undertow client not checking server identity presented by server certificate in https connections

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 23, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 13, 2023

Package

maven io.undertow:undertow-core (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.5.Final
< 2.2.24.Final

Patched versions

2.3.5.Final
2.2.24.Final

Description

The undertow client is not checking the server identity presented by the server certificate in https connections. This should be performed by default in https and in http/2.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 23, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 23, 2023
Reviewed Mar 3, 2023
Last updated Apr 13, 2023

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2022-4492

GHSA ID

GHSA-pfcc-3g6r-8rg8

Source code

No known source code

Credits

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