PyWBEM 0.7 and earlier 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.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044246
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64544
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://sourceforge.net/p/pywbem/mailman/message/31757312/
Published: 2014-05-05
Updated: 2025-04-12
Base Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00291