Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting certifi package, versions [,2022.12.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-CERTIFI-3164749
  • published8 Dec 2022
  • disclosed7 Dec 2022
  • creditJoel Reardon

Introduced: 7 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-23491  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade certifi to version 2022.12.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity resulting in Certifi root certificate removal from TrustCor. The root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware.

CVSS Scores

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