Improper Certificate Validation in Brocade SANnav - CVE-2019-16209
Published: November 11, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22643
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16209
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Brocade
Affected software:
Brocade SANnav
Brocade SANnav
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient SSL certificate validation in the "ReportsTrustManager" class. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SSL certificate, and perform a man-in-the-middle attack on the target software.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16209
Install updates from vendor's website.