An issue was found in all versions of io.netty:netty-all. Host verification in Netty is disabled by default. This can lead to MITM attack in which an attacker can forge valid SSL/TLS certificates for a different hostname in order to intercept traffic that doesn’t intend for him. This is an issue because the certificate is not matched with the host.
WS-2020-0408 - High Severity Vulnerability
Library home page: https://netty.io/
Path to dependency file: /auth/server/pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /sitory/io/netty/netty-all/4.1.63.Final/netty-all-4.1.63.Final.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **netty-all-4.1.63.Final.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in base branch: main
An issue was found in all versions of io.netty:netty-all. Host verification in Netty is disabled by default. This can lead to MITM attack in which an attacker can forge valid SSL/TLS certificates for a different hostname in order to intercept traffic that doesn’t intend for him. This is an issue because the certificate is not matched with the host.
Publish Date: 2020-06-22
URL: WS-2020-0408
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: High - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/WS-2020-0408
Release Date: 2020-06-22
Fix Resolution: 4.1.69.Final
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