CVE-2015-4456 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can bypass certificate distrust decisions in the ownCloud Desktop Client to obtain sensitive information via self-signed certificates.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-4456?
CVE-2015-4456 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ownCloud Desktop Client before 1.8.2 does not call QNetworkReply::ignoreSslErrors with the list of errors to be ignored, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass the user's certificate distrust decision and obtain sensitive information by leveraging a self-signed certificate and a connection to a server using its own self-signed certificate.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Owncloud Owncloud Desktop Client.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4456?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-4456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4456, DSA-3363-1, GHSA-p85q-834g-x9vx, MGASA-2015-0256.