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CVE-2013-7397: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Async Http Client

4.3

CVSS Score

Basic Information

EPSS Score
0.7666%
Published
5/13/2022
Updated
3/4/2024
KEV Status
No
Technology
TechnologyJava

Technical Details

CVSS Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Package NameEcosystemVulnerable VersionsFirst Patched Version
com.ning:async-http-clientmaven< 1.9.01.9.0

Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AIMiggo AI

Miggo AIRoot Cause Analysis

The vulnerability stemmed from two key mechanisms: 1) SslUtils.getSSLContext() defaulted to a trust manager that accepted any certificate when stores weren't explicitly set. 2) The default SSLEngineFactory in AsyncHttpClientConfig propagated this insecure configuration. The patch removed SSLEngineFactory and introduced acceptAnyCertificate to enforce proper validation by default. The LooseTrustManager in SslUtils was the root cause of missing certificate verification.

Vulnerable functions

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WAF Protection Rules

WAF Rule

*syn* *ttp *li*nt (*k* *** or *syn*-*ttp-*li*nt) ***or* *.*.* skips X.*** **rti*i**t* v*ri*i**tion unl*ss *ot* * k*yStor* lo**tion *n* * trustStor* lo**tion *r* *xpli*itly s*t, w*i** *llows m*n-in-t**-mi**l* *tt**k*rs to spoo* *TTPS s*rv*rs *y pr*s*n

Reasoning

T** vuln*r**ility st*mm** *rom two k*y m****nisms: *) `SslUtils.**tSSL*ont*xt()` ****ult** to * trust m*n***r t**t ****pt** *ny **rti*i**t* w**n stor*s w*r*n't *xpli*itly s*t. *) T** ****ult `SSL*n*in****tory` in `*syn**ttp*li*nt*on*i*` prop***t** t*