Improper Certificate Validation in neon - CVE-2018-5258

 

Improper Certificate Validation in neon - CVE-2018-5258

Published: January 17, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU37630
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5258
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: webdav.org
Affected software:
neon

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The Neon app 1.6.14 iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-5258

Install update from vendor's website.

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