Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Fineract - CVE-2020-17514
Published: May 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53638
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-2020-17514
CWE-ID: CWE-297
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Fineract disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.
Affected software
Fineract
How to mitigate CVE-2020-17514
Install updates from vendor's website.
Fineract - update to 1.5.0