MitM attack in multiple ESET products

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

EUVDB-ID: #VU84650


Risk: Medium


CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]


CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5594


CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation


Exploit availability: No


Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.


The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of the server’s certificate chain in the SSL/TLS protocol scanning feature. An intermediate certificate signed using the MD5 or SHA1 algorithm was considered trusted, and thus the browser on a system with the ESET secure traffic scanning feature enabled could be caused to trust a site secured with such a certificate.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.


Vulnerable software versions

NOD32: All versions


ESET Internet Security: All versions


ESET Smart Security Premium: All versions


ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Windows: All versions


ESET Endpoint Security for Windows: All versions


ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server: All versions


ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server: All versions


ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino: All versions


ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server: All versions


ESET Security Ultimate: All versions


ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux: All versions


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