CVE-2020-9488

Summary

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
ApacheApache Log4jlog4j-core 2.13.0affected
ApacheApache Log4jlog4j-core < 2.12.3affected

Weaknesses

  • Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References