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CVE-2021-23167 (GCVE-0-2021-23167)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-18 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 02:05
VLAI
Summary
Improper certificate validation vulnerability in SMTP Client allows man-in-the-middle attack to retrieve sensitive information from the Command Centre Server. This issue affects: Gallagher Command Centre 8.50 versions prior to 8.50.2048 (MR3); 8.40 versions prior to 8.40.2063 (MR4); 8.30 versions prior to 8.30.1454 (MR4) ; version 8.20 and prior versions.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Gallagher Command Centre Affected: unspecified , ≤ 8.20 (custom)
Affected: 8.50 , < 8.50.2048 (MR3) (custom)
Affected: 8.40 , < 8.40.2063 (MR4) (custom)
Affected: 8.30 , < 8.30.1454 (MR4) (custom)
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Date Public
2021-11-15 00:00
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