CVE-2018-1153 Security feature bypass in Burp Suite Community Edition

High 7.4 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can view or modify HTTPS traffic due to missing server certificate validation in Burp Suite Community Edition.

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-2018-1153?

CVE-2018-1153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Burp Suite Community Edition, published on 18 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Burp Suite Community Edition 1.7.32 and 1.7.33 fail to validate the server certificate in a couple of HTTPS requests which allows a man in the middle to modify or view traffic.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1153?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Portswigger Burp Suite.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-1153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3w65-74c3-p8jp.

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