VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-17514
Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method.
HIGH 7.4EPSS 3.40%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the middle attack could be successful.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.40% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apache/fineract
- Source
- security@apache.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.