vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2020-15133: ruby-faye-websocket -- security update
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
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6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) | 07/31/2020 | 07/30/2024 | 07/30/2024 |
Description
In faye-websocket before version 0.11.0, there is a lack of certification validation in TLS handshakes. The `Faye::WebSocket::Client` class uses the `EM::Connection#start_tls` method in EventMachine to implement the TLS handshake whenever a `wss:` URL is used for the connection. This method does not implement certificate verification by default, meaning that it does not check that the server presents a valid and trusted TLS certificate for the expected hostname. That means that any `wss:` connection made using this library is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, since it does not confirm the identity of the server it is connected to. For further background information on this issue, please see the referenced GitHub Advisory. Upgrading `faye-websocket` to v0.11.0 is recommended.
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