Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Qpid Proton-J - CVE-2018-17187
Published: November 16, 2018 / Updated: November 17, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15933
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17187
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Qpid Proton-J
Apache Qpid Proton-J
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the transport.ssl(...) methods of the affected software are missing Transport Layer Security (TLS) hostname-verification functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker can execute a man-in-the-middle attack to bypass hostname-based TLS verification controls and gain unauthorized access to the targeted system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17187
Update to version 0.30.0.