Description
Missing critical step in authentication in Apache HttpClient 5.6 allows an attacker to cause the client to accept SCRAM-SHA-256 authentication without proper mutual authentication verification. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.6.1, which fixes this issue.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Affected products
- apache / httpclient5.6 – 5.6
- Apache Software Foundation / Apache HttpClient5.6 – 5.6.1
References
Updated 18m ago · 8 sources