CVE-2022-23491

Removal of TrustCor root certificate

Published Dec 7, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from "TrustCor" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-0037 Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from "TrustCor" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8 Certifi removing TrustCor root certificate
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ceph Storage
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ceph_storage:8.1::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ceph Storage
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Certifi
Certifi certifi
Netapp
Netapp e-series Performance Analyzer
Netapp management Services For Element Software
Netapp management Services For Netapp Hci
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:certifi_project:certifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:certifi:certifi:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:e-series_performance_analyzer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:management_services_for_netapp_hci:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Certifi Project
Certifi Project certifi
Certifi
Certifi certifi
Netapp
Netapp e-series Performance Analyzer
Netapp management Services For Element Software
Netapp management Services For Netapp Hci