Insecure service configuration - Certificates
Description
Due to a misconfiguration of X.509 certificates, the application can accept invalid certificates, making it possible to carry out Man in The Middle attacks.
Impact
Execute Man-in-the-middle attacks.
Recommendation
Throw typed exceptions in case of detection of invalid certificates.
Threat
Atacante sin autorización desde intranet.
Expected Remediation Time
⌚ 60 minutes.
Score
Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the vulnerability.
Base
- Attack vector: A
- Attack complexity: H
- Privileges required: N
- User interaction: R
- Scope: U
- Confidentiality: N
- Integrity: L
- Availability: N
Temporal
- Exploit code madurity: P
- Remediation level: O
- Report confidence: X
Result
- Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:X
- Score:
- Base: 2.6
- Temporal: 2.4
- Severity:
- Base: Low
- Temporal: Low
Code Examples
Compliant code
The application manifest is safely configured
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:compileSdkVersion="31" android:compileSdkVersionCodename="2" minSdkVersion="25" android:installLocation="internalOnly" package="com.example" platformBuildVersionCode="31" platformBuildVersionName="12">
Non compliant code
The application manifest misconfigures the allowed certificates
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:compileSdkVersion="17" android:compileSdkVersionCodename="20" minSdkVersion="17" android:installLocation="internalOnly" package="com.example" platformBuildVersionCode="31" platformBuildVersionName="12">
Requirements
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