CVE-2017-1000209

Medium

Description

The Java WebSocket client nv-websocket-client 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/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductNv-websocket-client
PublishedNov 17, 2017
First seenNov 17, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • com.neovisionaries:nv-websocket-client2.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
nv-websocket-client_project nv-websocket-clientv ≤ 2.2—
com.neovisionaries:nv-websocket-clientMavenv < 2.12.1

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