SB2018022321 - Improper Certificate Validation in elinks.or.cz ELinks
Published: February 23, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022321
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6709)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
ELinks 0.12 and Twibright Links 2.3 have Missing SSL Certificate Validation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.