Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Fineract - CVE-2020-17514

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Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Fineract - CVE-2020-17514

Published: May 28, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU53638
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-17514
CWE-ID: CWE-297
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Fineract
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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