Improper Certificate Validation in axel - CVE-2020-13614
Published: June 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29246
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13614
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Axel Download Accelerator
Affected software:
axel
axel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists in in ssl.c when Axel fails to perform hostname verification during TLS connection. A remote attacker can supply a valid SSL certificate from another domain and perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-13614
Install updates from vendor's website.