CVE-2019-10091 Apache Geode SSL endpoint verification vulnerability

What is CVE-2019-10091?

CVE-2019-10091 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Geode, published on 16 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

When TLS is enabled with ssl-endpoint-identification-enabled set to true, Apache Geode fails to perform hostname verification of the entries in the certificate SAN during the SSL handshake. This could compromise intra-cluster communication using a man-in-the-middle attack.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10091?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.geode:geode-core. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Geode.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10091?

Upgrade org.apache.geode:geode-core to 1.10.0 or later.

Is CVE-2019-10091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apache Geode

• CVE-2020-1938 Apache Tomcat Improper Privilege Management Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-15752 Docker Desktop Community Edition Privilege Escalation Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2022-37021 Apache Geode deserialization of untrusted data flaw when using JMX over RMI on Java 8. Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-0048 Supply chain in docker.io Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-15692 Apache Geode unsafe deserialization in TcpServer Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-wc4x-4gm2-74j8.