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Advisory details: github_osv / GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9
Advisory ID github_osv/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9
Aliases CVE-2018-17187
Summary Improper Certificate Validation in proton-j The Apache Qpid Proton-J transport includes an optional wrapper layer to perform TLS, enabled by use of the 'transport.ssl(...)' methods. Unless a verification mode was explicitly configured, client and server modes previously defaulted as documented to not verifying a peer certificate, with options to configure this explicitly or select a certificate verification mode with or without hostname verification being performed. The latter hostname verifying mode was not implemented in Apache Qpid Proton-J versions 0.3 to 0.29.0, with attempts to use it resulting in an exception. This left only the option to verify the certificate is trusted, leaving such a client vulnerable to Man In The Middle (MITM) attack. Uses of the Proton-J protocol engine which do not utilise the optional transport TLS wrapper are not impacted, e.g. usage within Qpid JMS. Uses of Proton-J utilising the optional transport TLS wrapper layer that wish to enable hostname verification must be upgraded to version 0.30.0 or later and utilise the VerifyMode#VERIFY_PEER_NAME configuration, which is now the default for client mode usage unless configured otherwise.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.7
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.4 https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/11/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9.json
generic_textual HIGH
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9
https://github.com/apache/qpid-proton-j/commit/0cb8ca03cec42120dcfc434561592d89a89a805e
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1962
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201811.mbox/%3CCAFitrpQSV73Vz7rJYfLJK7gvEymZSCR5ooWUeU8j4jzRydk-eg%40mail.gmail.com%3E
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17187
https://qpid.apache.org/cves/CVE-2018-17187.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105935
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/11/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9/GHSA-xvch-r4wf-h8w9.json
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There are no SSVC decisions available.