async-http-client: missing hostname verification for SSL certificates
Published Jun 24, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.83%
Description
main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java in Async Http Client (aka AHC or async-http-client) before 1.9.0 does not require a hostname match during verification of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.9.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 6.1.0
No data.
Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
async-http-client
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0851
Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
async-http-client
Fixed · RHSA-2015:0850
Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1176
Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0
async-http-client
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1551
Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
async-http-client
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0 | async-http-client | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0851 |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0 | async-http-client | Fixed | RHSA-2015:0850 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1176 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0 | async-http-client | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1551 |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 | async-http-client | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
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No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00830) | 55.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.83% (0.00830) | 52.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 77.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.25% (0.02254) | 74.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01242) | 77.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 70.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 68.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 65.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 66.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/26/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1551.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69317 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7398 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1133773 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/commit/a894583921c11c3b01f160ada36a8bb9d5158e9
- https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/197 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5c66-6h6g-6q6m Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd0e44e8ef71eeaaa3cf3d1b8b41eb25894372e2995ec908ce7624d26@%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7398
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2016-06-20 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7398
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