CVE-2019-11777

org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3: Improper hostname validation in the MQTT library

Published Sep 11, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Eclipse Paho Java client library version 1.2.0, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0656 In the Eclipse Paho Java client library version 1.2.0, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-63qc-p2x4-9fgf Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions and Origin Validation Error in Eclipse Paho Java client library
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
eclipse
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:03 PM
Reserved
May 6, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 11, 2019, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 11, 2019, 12:00 AM