#VU70446 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Apache Bookkeeper - CVE-2022-32531
Published: December 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70446
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32531
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Bookkeeper
Apache Bookkeeper
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to Apache Bookkeeper Java Client does not close the connection to the bookkeeper server when TLS hostname verification fails. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.