CVE-2023-6055 Information

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality where the software fails to properly validate website certificates. Specifically if a site certificate lacks the \Server Authentication\ specification in the Extended Key Usage extension the product does not verify the certificate’s compliance with the site deeming such certificates as valid. This flaw could allow an attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack intercepting and potentially altering communications between the user and the website.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Reference

https://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/improper-certificate-validation-in-bitdefender-total-security-https-scanning-va-11158/

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.4

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