SB2017081807 - Spoofing attack in Openfire
Published: August 18, 2017 Updated: October 12, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081807
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3451)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists within the OpenFire XMPP Server component due to the application accepts self-signed certificates. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.