5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-0466
OpenSSL X509_VERIFY_PARAM Add0_policy Policy Check Bypass
Description

The function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() is documented to implicitly enable the certificate policy check when doing certificate verification. However the implementation of the function does not enable the check which allows certificates with invalid or incorrect policies to pass the certificate verification. As suddenly enabling the policy check could break existing deployments it was decided to keep the existing behavior of the X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() function. Instead the applications that require OpenSSL to perform certificate policy check need to use X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies() or explicitly enable the policy check by calling X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags() with the X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK flag argument. Certificate policy checks are disabled by default in OpenSSL and are not commonly used by applications.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2023, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 4, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-0466 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-0466 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openssl openssl

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-0466 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-0466 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/28/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5417 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() is documented to implicitly enable the certificate policy check when doing certificate verification. However the implementation of the function does not enable the check which allows certificates with invalid or incorrect policies to pass the certificate verification. As suddenly enabling the policy check could break existing deployments it was decided to keep the existing behavior of the X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() function. Instead the applications that require OpenSSL to perform certificate policy check need to use X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies() or explicitly enable the policy check by calling X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags() with the X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK flag argument. Certificate policy checks are disabled by default in OpenSSL and are not commonly used by applications. The function X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() is documented to implicitly enable the certificate policy check when doing certificate verification. However the implementation of the function does not enable the check which allows certificates with invalid or incorrect policies to pass the certificate verification. As suddenly enabling the policy check could break existing deployments it was decided to keep the existing behavior of the X509_VERIFY_PARAM_add0_policy() function. Instead the applications that require OpenSSL to perform certificate policy check need to use X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_policies() or explicitly enable the policy check by calling X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set_flags() with the X509_V_FLAG_POLICY_CHECK flag argument. Certificate policy checks are disabled by default in OpenSSL and are not commonly used by applications.
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230414-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0d16b7e99aafc0b4a6d729eec65a411a7e025f0a No Types Assigned https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=0d16b7e99aafc0b4a6d729eec65a411a7e025f0a Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=51e8a84ce742db0f6c70510d0159dad8f7825908 No Types Assigned https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=51e8a84ce742db0f6c70510d0159dad8f7825908 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=73398dea26de9899fb4baa94098ad0a61f435c72 No Types Assigned https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=73398dea26de9899fb4baa94098ad0a61f435c72 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=fc814a30fc4f0bc54fcea7d9a7462f5457aab061 No Types Assigned https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=fc814a30fc4f0bc54fcea7d9a7462f5457aab061 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230328.txt No Types Assigned https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230328.txt Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.2 up to (excluding) 1.0.2zh *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1 up to (excluding) 1.1.1u *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.9 *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.1
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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