Improper Certificate Validation in Spira Importer - CVE-2019-16558
Published: December 18, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23676
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16558
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software unconditionally disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SSL/TLS certificate, conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and connect to a targeted system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software unconditionally disables SSL/TLS certificate validation for the entire Jenkins master JVM. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SSL/TLS certificate, conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and connect to a targeted system.
Affected software
Spira Importer
How to mitigate CVE-2019-16558
Install updates from vendor's website.
Spira Importer - update to 3.2.4