CVE-2022-27820 Improper Certificate Validation in OWASP ZAP

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

OWASP ZAP fails to verify TLS certificate chains, allowing attackers to bypass security checks and potentially intercept traffic.

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-2022-27820?

CVE-2022-27820 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) through w2022-03-21 does not verify the TLS certificate chain of an HTTPS server.

Weakness: CWE-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27820?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.zaproxy:zap. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.zaproxy:zap MavenAll versions to 2.11.1None
org.zaproxy:zap MavenAll versions to 2.11.1None

Products include Owasp Zed Attack Proxy.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-27820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j7xg-5549-jr3j.

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