Description
Tweepy does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, related to use of the Python httplib library.
Published: 2012-11-04
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0031 Tweepy does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate, related to use of the Python httplib library.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pwx5-xg7g-wpc5 Tweepy does not verify SSL Certificate
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:21:27.669Z

Reserved: 2012-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-5825

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-11-04T22:55:04.997

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-5825

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