CVE-2020-24392 Improper Certificate Validation in twitter-stream
Missing TLS hostname validation in the voloko twitter-stream library allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, intercepting sensitive data.
- 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-2020-24392?
CVE-2020-24392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In voloko twitter-stream 0.1.10, missing TLS hostname validation allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library (because eventmachine is misused).
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24392?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including twitter-stream. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
twitter-stream RubyGems | All versions to 0.1.16 | None |
twitter-stream RubyGems | All versions to 0.1.16 | None |
Products include Twitter-Stream Project Twitter-Stream.
How do I fix CVE-2020-24392?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24392 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-24392 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24392 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-24392, GHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-24392.