CVE-2021-31747
Published: 10 December 2021
Summary
CVE-2021-31747 is a medium-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Pluck-Cms Pluck. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 27.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-18631
Vulnerability details
Missing SSL Certificate Validation issue exists in Pluck 4.7.15 in update_applet.php, which could lead to man-in-the-middle attacks.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.