CVE-2023-22742CWE-347

libgit2 fails to verify SSH keys by default

Medium · published January 20, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

libgit2 is a cross-platform, linkable library implementation of Git. When using an SSH remote with the optional libssh2 backend, libgit2 does not perform certificate checking by default. Prior versions of libgit2 require the caller to set the `certificate_check` field of libgit2's `git_remote_callbacks` structure - if a certificate check callback is not set, libgit2 does not perform any certificate checking. This means that by default - without configuring a certificate check callback, clients will not perform validation on the server SSH keys and may be subject to a man-in-the-middle attack. Users are encouraged to upgrade to v1.4.5 or v1.5.1. Users unable to upgrade should ensure that all relevant certificates are manually checked.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00580 · 47.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2023-01-20T22:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 JAN 22:49Z
    libgit2 fails to verify SSH keys by default
    cvelistv5