CVE-2020-15133 describes a critical vulnerability in faye-websocket versions prior to 0.11.0, specifically a lack of TLS certificate validation in the Faye::WebSocket::Client class. This flaw allows for man-in-the-middle attacks on wss: connections, as the client does not verify the server's identity. With a CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, despite a high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:faye-websocket_project:faye-websocket:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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