Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Gobblin - CVE-2021-36152

 

Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Gobblin - CVE-2021-36152

Published: February 3, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60289
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2021-36152
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Gobblin

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application trusts all certificates supplied for LDAP connections in Gobblin-as-a-Service. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can perform MitM attack and read or modify transferred information.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-36152

Install updates from vendor's website.

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