CVE-2020-15720 describes a vulnerability in Dogtag PKI versions through 10.8.3, specifically within the pki.client.PKIConnection class, where Python-requests certificate validation was disabled by default. This flaw, due to a hard-coded 'verify' parameter, could expose tools like pki-server to Person-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks in non-localhost scenarios. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and could lead to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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