The Java WebSocket client nv-websocket-client 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/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2390 The Java WebSocket client nv-websocket-client 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/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4hxv-95rc-jqg7 nv-websocket-client allows attackers to spoof SSL/TLS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:42:44.930Z

Reserved: 2017-11-16T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000209

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-17T02:29:01.097

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-1000209

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