Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Allowed

Improper Certificate Validation

Abstraction: Base · Status: Draft

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

1919 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-92HM-VX54-JG8M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-27 21:32 – Updated: 2025-02-28 18:31
VLAI
Details

Draytek devices Vigor 165/166 prior to v4.2.6 , Vigor 2620/LTE200 prior to v3.9.8.8, Vigor 2860/2925 prior to v3.9.7, Vigor 2862/2926 prior to v3.9.9.4, Vigor 2133/2762/2832 prior to v3.9.8, Vigor 2135/2765/2766 prior to v4.4.5.1, Vigor 2865/2866/2927 prior to v4.4.5.3, Vigor 2962/3910 prior to v4.3.2.7, Vigor 3912 prior to v4.3.5.2, and Vigor 2925 up to v3.9.6 were discovered to not utilize certificate verification, allowing attackers to upload crafted APPE modules from non-official servers, leading to arbitrary code execution.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-41334"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295",
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-27T21:15:36Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "Draytek devices Vigor 165/166 prior to v4.2.6 , Vigor 2620/LTE200 prior to v3.9.8.8, Vigor 2860/2925 prior to v3.9.7, Vigor 2862/2926 prior to v3.9.9.4, Vigor 2133/2762/2832 prior to v3.9.8, Vigor 2135/2765/2766 prior to v4.4.5.1, Vigor 2865/2866/2927 prior to v4.4.5.3, Vigor 2962/3910 prior to v4.3.2.7, Vigor 3912 prior to v4.3.5.2, and Vigor 2925 up to v3.9.6 were discovered to not utilize certificate verification, allowing attackers to upload crafted APPE modules from non-official servers, leading to arbitrary code execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-92hm-vx54-jg8m",
  "modified": "2025-02-28T18:31:00Z",
  "published": "2025-02-27T21:32:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41334"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/faraday/advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-draytek-routers-78a6cb8b3946"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://draytek.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9343-CHMF-H73M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-13 21:32 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:31
VLAI
Details

An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN ION enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to impersonate the controller.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-0244"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-13T19:16:58Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An improper certificate validation vulnerability in the Palo Alto Networks Prisma SD-WAN ION enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacker to impersonate the controller.",
  "id": "GHSA-9343-chmf-h73m",
  "modified": "2026-07-14T15:31:58Z",
  "published": "2026-05-13T21:32:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0244"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2026-0244"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-939C-9C3M-5QXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:03 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:03
VLAI
Details

Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2012-5824"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-11-04T22:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Trillian 5.1.0.19 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject\u0027s Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4831.",
  "id": "GHSA-939c-9c3m-5qxf",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:03:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:03:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5824"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79915"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/51190"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56454"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-93VP-2J2Q-F8FX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-29 18:30 – Updated: 2025-09-19 18:31
VLAI
Details

An improper certificate validation vulnerability has been reported to affect Qsync Central. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version: Qsync Central 4.5.0.7 ( 2025/04/23 ) and later

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-30277"
  ],
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      "CWE-295"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-08-29T18:15:40Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An improper certificate validation vulnerability has been reported to affect Qsync Central. If a remote attacker gains a user account, they can then exploit the vulnerability to compromise the security of the system.\n\nWe have already fixed the vulnerability in the following version:\nQsync Central 4.5.0.7 ( 2025/04/23 ) and later",
  "id": "GHSA-93vp-2j2q-f8fx",
  "modified": "2025-09-19T18:31:21Z",
  "published": "2025-08-29T18:30:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30277"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qnap.com/en/security-advisory/qsa-25-22"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-93WW-43RR-79V3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-25 19:40 – Updated: 2025-01-30 17:47
VLAI
Summary
Keycloak mTLS Authentication Bypass via Reverse Proxy TLS Termination
Details

A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Deployments of Keycloak with a reverse proxy not using pass-through termination of TLS, with mTLS enabled, are affected. This issue may allow an attacker on the local network to authenticate as any user or client that leverages mTLS as the authentication mechanism.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.keycloak:keycloak-core"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "26.0.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-10039"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-11-25T19:40:46Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was found in Keycloak. Deployments of Keycloak with a reverse proxy not using pass-through termination of TLS, with mTLS enabled, are affected. This issue may allow an attacker on the local network to authenticate as any user or client that leverages mTLS as the authentication mechanism.",
  "id": "GHSA-93ww-43rr-79v3",
  "modified": "2025-01-30T17:47:40Z",
  "published": "2024-11-25T19:40:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/security/advisories/GHSA-93ww-43rr-79v3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak/issues/35217"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/keycloak/keycloak"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Keycloak mTLS Authentication Bypass via Reverse Proxy TLS Termination "
}

GHSA-946V-J885-6J5F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-26 00:03 – Updated: 2022-09-01 00:00
VLAI
Details

Odyssey passes to server unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle When Odyssey is configured to use certificate Common Name for client authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption. This is similar to CVE-2021-23214 for PostgreSQL.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-43766"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-08-25T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Odyssey passes to server unencrypted bytes from man-in-the-middle When Odyssey is configured to use certificate Common Name for client authentication, a man-in-the-middle attacker can inject arbitrary SQL queries when a connection is first established, despite the use of SSL certificate verification and encryption. This is similar to CVE-2021-23214 for PostgreSQL.",
  "id": "GHSA-946v-j885-6j5f",
  "modified": "2022-09-01T00:00:22Z",
  "published": "2022-08-26T00:03:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43766"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yandex/odyssey/issues/376,"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.postgresql.org/support/security/CVE-2021-23214"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-9495-4RPC-2JCG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:58 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:10
VLAI
Details

The Twitter Kit framework through 3.4.2 for iOS does not properly validate the api.twitter.com SSL certificate. Although the certificate chain must contain one of a set of pinned certificates, there are certain implementation errors such as a lack of hostname verification. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-16263"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-10-07T12:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Twitter Kit framework through 3.4.2 for iOS does not properly validate the api.twitter.com SSL certificate. Although the certificate chain must contain one of a set of pinned certificates, there are certain implementation errors such as a lack of hostname verification. NOTE: this is an end-of-life product.",
  "id": "GHSA-9495-4rpc-2jcg",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T02:10:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:58:02Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16263"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.appicaptor.com/2019/10/04/vulnerable-library-warning-twitterkit-for-ios"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/twitter-archive/twitter-kit-ios/blob/ac42e1351a66afa5ff7718d04d64a905dafe1f41/TwitterCore/TwitterCore/Networking/Security/TWTRServerTrustEvaluator.m#L75-L81"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/CVE/Advisory_TwitterKit_for_iOS_CVE-2019-16263.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-94H4-GPX9-W23J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:47 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:47
VLAI
Details

WAON "Service Application" for Android 1.4.1 and earlier does not verify SSL certificates.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-4832"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-04-21T14:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "WAON \"Service Application\" for Android 1.4.1 and earlier does not verify SSL certificates.",
  "id": "GHSA-94h4-gpx9-w23j",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:47:51Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:47:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4832"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN68364327/index.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2016/JVNDB-2016-000124.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91789"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-94JQ-Q5V2-76WJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-11-24 21:02 – Updated: 2024-09-12 21:14
VLAI
Summary
Improper certificate management in AWS IoT Device SDK v2
Details

Connections initialized by the AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java (versions prior to 1.3.3), Python (versions prior to 1.5.18), C++ (versions prior to 1.12.7) and Node.js (versions prior to 1.5.1) did not verify server certificate hostname during TLS handshake when overriding Certificate Authorities (CA) in their trust stores on Windows. This issue has been addressed in aws-c-io submodule versions 0.9.13 onward. This issue affects: Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java versions prior to 1.3.3 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Python versions prior to 1.5.18 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for C++ versions prior to 1.12.7 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Node.js versions prior to 1.5.3 on Microsoft Windows.

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  "affected": [
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        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "software.amazon.awssdk.iotdevicesdk:aws-iot-device-sdk"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            {
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "aws-iot-device-sdk-v2"
      },
      "ranges": [
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    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "awsiotsdk"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5.18"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-40828"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-11-24T20:33:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-11-23T00:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Connections initialized by the AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java (versions prior to 1.3.3), Python (versions prior to 1.5.18), C++ (versions prior to 1.12.7) and Node.js (versions prior to 1.5.1) did not verify server certificate hostname during TLS handshake when overriding Certificate Authorities (CA) in their trust stores on Windows. This issue has been addressed in aws-c-io submodule versions 0.9.13 onward. This issue affects: Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Java versions prior to 1.3.3 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Python versions prior to 1.5.18 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for C++ versions prior to 1.12.7 on Microsoft Windows. Amazon Web Services AWS IoT Device SDK v2 for Node.js versions prior to 1.5.3 on Microsoft Windows.",
  "id": "GHSA-94jq-q5v2-76wj",
  "modified": "2024-09-12T21:14:08Z",
  "published": "2021-11-24T21:02:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40828"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2/commit/67950ad2a02f2f9355c310b69dc9226b017f32f2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2/commit/4be41394f1aee979e6f4b012fcb01eecabd0c08d"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2/commit/fd4c0ba04b35eab9e20c635af5548fcc5a92d8be"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-94jq-q5v2-76wj"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-java-v2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-js-v2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-python-v2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-io"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/awsiotsdk/PYSEC-2021-861.yaml"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Improper certificate management in AWS IoT Device SDK v2"
}

GHSA-94Q2-3CFP-G294

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-14 18:30 – Updated: 2025-03-14 18:30
VLAI
Details

An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS device, an inventory, and FortiNAC-F.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-48785"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-295"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-14T16:15:27Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An improper certificate validation vulnerability [CWE-295] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack on the HTTPS communication channel between the FortiOS device, an inventory, and FortiNAC-F.",
  "id": "GHSA-94q2-3cfp-g294",
  "modified": "2025-03-14T18:30:50Z",
  "published": "2025-03-14T18:30:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48785"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-288"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design Implementation

Certificates should be carefully managed and checked to assure that data are encrypted with the intended owner's public key.

Mitigation
Implementation

If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the hostname.

CAPEC-459: Creating a Rogue Certification Authority Certificate

An adversary exploits a weakness resulting from using a hashing algorithm with weak collision resistance to generate certificate signing requests (CSR) that contain collision blocks in their "to be signed" parts. The adversary submits one CSR to be signed by a trusted certificate authority then uses the signed blob to make a second certificate appear signed by said certificate authority. Due to the hash collision, both certificates, though different, hash to the same value and so the signed blob works just as well in the second certificate. The net effect is that the adversary's second X.509 certificate, which the Certification Authority has never seen, is now signed and validated by that Certification Authority.

CAPEC-475: Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation

An adversary exploits a cryptographic weakness in the signature verification algorithm implementation to generate a valid signature without knowing the key.