CVE-2019-12855

HIGH

Twisted < 19.2.1 - Improper Certificate Validation in XMPP TLS Connections

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In words.protocols.jabber.xmlstream in Twisted through 19.2.1, XMPP support did not verify certificates when used with TLS, allowing an attacker to MITM connections.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9561
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/twisted/twisted/pull/1147
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-2/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4308-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0182
EPSS Percentile 75.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-295
Status published
Products (2)
pypi/Twisted 0 - 19.7.0rc1PyPI
twisted/twisted < 19.2.1
Published Jun 16, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026