CVE-2013-7398

async-http-client: missing hostname verification for SSL certificates

Published Jun 24, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java in Async Http Client (aka AHC or async-http-client) before 1.9.0 does not require a hostname match during verification of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2559 main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java in Async Http Client (aka AHC or async-http-client) before 1.9.0 does not require a hostname match during verification of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5c66-6h6g-6q6m Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Async Http Client
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:09 PM
Reserved
Aug 25, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 24, 2015, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:01 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 9, 2013, 12:00 AM