CVE-2011-5241 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to missing hostname verification in the Services_Twitter library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-5241?
CVE-2011-5241 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Services_Twitter 0.6.3 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 servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5241?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Services Twitter Group Services Twitter.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-5241 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5241 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6jv-pfj3-5933.