openstack-archive/python-scciclient · Security
python-scciclient vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-rf3f-3p37-2qh4
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-2996
- Severity
- critical
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 7.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 7.4 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CVSS v4
- 9.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Description
A flaw was found in the python-scciclient when making an HTTPS connection to a server where the server's certificate would not be verified. This issue opens up the connection to possible Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.
CWEs
- CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2996 ↗
- https://opendev.org/x/python-scciclient/commit/274dca0344b65b4ac113d3271d21c17e970a636c ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00006.html ↗
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/python-scciclient/PYSEC-2022-43152.yaml ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rf3f-3p37-2qh4 ↗