CVE-2019-12496
Improper certificate validation in github.com/hybridgroup/gobot
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.15%
Description
TLS certificate verification is skipped when connecting to a MQTT server. This allows an attacker who can MITM the connection to read, or forge, messages passed between the client and server.
How to fix CVE-2019-12496
To remediate CVE-2019-12496, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Go/github.com/hybridgroup/gobot—upgrade to 1.12.1-0.20190521122906-c1aa4f867846 or later
- —upgrade to 1.12.1-0.20190521122906-c1aa4f867846 or later
Is CVE-2019-12496 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.12.1-0.20190521122906-c1aa4f867846
- from 0, < 1.12.1-0.20190521122906-c1aa4f867846
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |