Improper Certificate Validation in ZAP - CVE-2022-27820

 

Improper Certificate Validation in ZAP - CVE-2022-27820

Published: March 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61607
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-27820
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OWASP
Affected software:
ZAP

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing TLS certificate chain validation. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and intercept communication between the ZAP proxy and the server.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-27820

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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