Improper Certificate Validation in python-scciclient - CVE-2022-2996

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70053

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-2022-2996

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not verify the server's certificate. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack.

python-scciclient
Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat OpenStack
python-scciclient (Red Hat package)

Install updates from vendor's website.

python-scciclient - update to 0.12.0
python-scciclient (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 0.9.1-2.20220111031440.el8ost, 0.10.2-0.20220830130628.b8e6e34.el9ost
Red Hat OpenStack - addressed in versions 16.1.9, 16.2.4, 17.0

• https://opendev.org/x/python-scciclient/commit/274dca0344b65b4ac113d3271d21c17e970a636c
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00006.html

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