CVE-2019-12855
In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-295
- Affected
- twisted/twisted
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ/
- https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00028.html
- https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PLTZDMFBNFSJMBXYJNGJHENJA4H2TSMZ/
- https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.