CVE-2013-7397: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Async Http Client
4.3
CVSS Score
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.7666%
CWE
Published
5/13/2022
Updated
3/4/2024
KEV Status
No
Technology
Java
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
com.ning:async-http-client | maven | < 1.9.0 | 1.9.0 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root 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.