PT-2024-13748 · Bitdefender · Bitdefender Total Security

Published 2024-10-18 · Updated 2024-10-22 · CVE-2023-49567

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

8.6

High

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Bitdefender Total Security (affected versions not specified)

Description A vulnerability has been identified in the Bitdefender Total Security HTTPS scanning functionality where the product incorrectly checks the site's certificate. This allows an attacker to make Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) SSL connections to an arbitrary site. The product trusts certificates that are issued using the MD5 and SHA1 collision hash functions, which allow attackers to create rogue certificates that appear legitimate.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-49567

Affected Products

Bitdefender Total Security

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49567 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49567 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bitdefender.com/support/security-advisories/insecure-trust-of-certificates-using-collision-hash-functions-in-bitdefender-total-security-https-scanning-va-11239 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/99094 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/8299 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CveFindCom/status/1847193904572940703 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/99103 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1847191071282880622 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/98713 · Telegram Post