Twisted up to 19.2.1 XMPP Support words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Twisted up to 19.2.1. This affects the function words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream of the component XMPP Support. The manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-12855. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Twisted up to 19.2.1. Affected is the function words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream of the component XMPP Support. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 06/16/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-12855 since 06/16/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

06/16/2019 🔍
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06/18/2019 +2 days 🔍
11/26/2024 +1987 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 9561
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-12855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-12855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136578

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2019 09:20
Updated: 11/26/2024 00:09
Changes: 06/18/2019 09:20 (54), 06/25/2020 08:17 (1), 10/05/2023 18:48 (4), 10/05/2023 18:55 (1), 11/26/2024 00:09 (30)
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