CVE-2019-20455 Improper Certificate Validation in Heartland & Global Payments PHP SDK
The PHP payment SDK fails to validate SSL certificates, allowing attackers to intercept sensitive payment data via man-in-the-middle attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-20455?
CVE-2019-20455 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Gateways/Gateway.php in Heartland & Global Payments PHP SDK before 2.0.0 does not enforce SSL certificate validations.
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20455?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including globalpayments/php-sdk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
globalpayments/php-sdk Packagist | All versions | 2.0.0 |
globalpayments/php-sdk Packagist | All versions | 2.0.0 |
Products include Globalpayments Php Sdk.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20455?
Upgrade globalpayments/php-sdk to 2.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2019-20455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm77-c4q7-3fwj.