CVE-2020-17514: Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the…

PriorityP342high7.4CVSS 3.1

AVNACHPRNUINSUCHIHAN

EPSS

3.40%

87.5th percentile

Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the middle attack could be successful.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apache	fineract	< 1.5.0	1.5.0
apache_software_foundation	apache_fineract	>= Apache Fineract < 1.5.0	1.5.0

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.4HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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