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Origin Validation Error

CVE-2019-11777

High
7.5/10

Summary

In the Eclipse Paho Java client library before 1.2.1, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error

The software does not properly verify that the source of data or communication is valid.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published