OpenFire XMPP Server up to 3.9 Certificate Validation certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenFire XMPP Server up to 3.9 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Validation Handler. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-3451. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenFire XMPP Server up to 3.9 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Certificate Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OpenFire XMPP Server before 3.10 accepts self-signed certificates, which allows remote attackers to perform unspecified spoofing attacks.

The bug was discovered 05/09/2014. The weakness was shared 08/18/2017 by Simon Waters as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3451 since 05/09/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1197 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 3.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 74305†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XMPP Server 3.10

Timelineinfo

05/09/2014 🔍
05/09/2014 +0 days 🔍
04/23/2015 +349 days 🔍
08/18/2017 +848 days 🔍
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08/19/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/16/2022 +1945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 131614⛔
Researcher: Simon Waters
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-3451 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3451
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105479
SecurityFocus: 74305 - Openfire XMPP Server CVE-2014-3451 Spoofing Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2017 08:28
Updated: 12/16/2022 08:29
Changes: 08/19/2017 08:28 (66), 11/08/2019 11:39 (1), 12/16/2022 08:29 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:05F:103

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