HTTPS interception via persistent certificate exception
Published Oct 18, 2024 · Updated Oct 18, 2024
Improper certificate validation in Bitdefender Total Security before 27.0.25.115 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to alter HTTPS traffic. Safepay retains a user-approved exception after blocking a self-signed server certificate and trusts that certificate during later HTTPS scans. Exploitation requires an active network position and user approval of the blocked site's exception, enabling interception and alteration without service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in Bitdefender Total Security before 27.0.25.115 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to alter HTTPS traffic. Safepay retains a user-approved exception after blocking a self-signed server certificate and trusts that certificate during later HTTPS scans. Exploitation requires an active network position and user approval of the blocked site's exception, enabling interception and alteration without service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-6058
- Published
- Oct 18, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Vendor
- Bitdefender
- Product
- Bitdefender Total Security
- Classifications
- CWE-295, CAPEC-94, T1557
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 18, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <27.0.25.115
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