CVE-2023-49570

Published Oct 18, 2024

Last updated a month ago

CVSS high 8.6

Overview

Description: A vulnerability has been identified in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality where the software trusts a certificate issued by an entity that isn't authorized to issue certificates. This occurs when the "Basic Constraints" extension in the certificate indicates that it is meant to be an "End Entity”. This flaw could allow an attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack, intercepting and potentially altering communications between the user and the website.
Source: cve-requests@bitdefender.com
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.6
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity: HIGH

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.4
Impact score: 5.2
Exploitability score: 2.2
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

cve-requests@bitdefender.com: CWE-295

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
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      {
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        "cpeMatch": [
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            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "F49929DA-5848-4D43-BE46-910C13BEDA93",
            "versionEndExcluding": "27.0.25.115"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

CVSS 3.1

Weaknesses

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