CVE-2020-1887 Weak cryptography in Osquery

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

Attackers can intercept osquery traffic via MITM due to improper TLS SNI validation when no root chain of trust is configured.

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-2020-1887?

CVE-2020-1887 is a critical vulnerability in Facebook Osquery, published on 12 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect validation of the TLS SNI hostname in osquery versions after 2.9.0 and before 4.2.0 could allow an attacker to MITM osquery traffic in the absence of a configured root chain of trust.

Weakness: CWE-295, CWE-297

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1887?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linuxfoundation Osquery.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1887?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1887 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-1887 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1887 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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