CVE-2023-49570

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality where the software trusts a certificate issued by an entity that isn't authorized to issue certificates. This occurs when the "Basic Constraints" extension in the certificate indicates that it is meant to be an "End Entity”. 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.

Reserved 2023-11-27 | Published 2024-10-18 | Updated 2024-10-18 | Assigner Bitdefender

Problem types

CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 27.0.25.115.
affected

References

www.bitdefender.com/...tal-security-https-scanning-va-11210/

cve.org (CVE-2023-49570)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-49570)

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