CVE-2018-17187
Apache Qpid Proton-J TLS Certificate Verification Bypass Vulnerability
Description
The Apache Qpid Proton-J transport includes an optional wrapper layer to perform TLS, enabled by use of the 'transport.ssl(...)' methods. Unless a verification mode was explicitly configured, client and server modes previously defaulted as documented to not verifying a peer certificate, with options to configure this explicitly or select a certificate verification mode with or without hostname verification being performed. The latter hostname verifying mode was not implemented in Apache Qpid Proton-J versions 0.3 to 0.29.0, with attempts to use it resulting in an exception. This left only the option to verify the certificate is trusted, leaving such a client vulnerable to Man In The Middle (MITM) attack. Uses of the Proton-J protocol engine which do not utilise the optional transport TLS wrapper are not impacted, e.g. usage within Qpid JMS. Uses of Proton-J utilising the optional transport TLS wrapper layer that wish to enable hostname verification must be upgraded to version 0.30.0 or later and utilise the VerifyMode#VERIFY_PEER_NAME configuration, which is now the default for client mode usage unless configured otherwise.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2019, 7:10 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
2.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-17187.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105935 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1962 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201811.mbox/%3CCAFitrpQSV73Vz7rJYfLJK7gvEymZSCR5ooWUeU8j4jzRydk-eg%40mail.gmail.com%3E | Mitigation Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| https://qpid.apache.org/cves/CVE-2018-17187.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://qpid.apache.org/cves/CVE-2018-17187.html No Types Assigned https://qpid.apache.org/cves/CVE-2018-17187.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201811.mbox/%3CCAFitrpQSV73Vz7rJYfLJK7gvEymZSCR5ooWUeU8j4jzRydk-eg%40mail.gmail.com%3E No Types Assigned https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/qpid-users/201811.mbox/%3CCAFitrpQSV73Vz7rJYfLJK7gvEymZSCR5ooWUeU8j4jzRydk-eg%40mail.gmail.com%3E Mailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1962 No Types Assigned https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PROTON-1962 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105935 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105935 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-295 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:qpid_proton-j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.3 up to (including) 0.29.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105935 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17187 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17187
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.11 }} -0.00%
score
0.42722
percentile