Improper Authentication Affecting libsoup package, versions [,2.32.2]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBSOUP-2368713
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed20 Aug 2012
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-2132  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libsoup.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication libsoup 2.32.2 and earlier does not validate certificates or clear the trust flag when the ssl-ca-file does not exist, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by connecting with a SSL connection.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1