CVE-2023-0509
Published: 26 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-0509 is a high-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Pyload Pyload. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 34.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-0416
Vulnerability details
Improper Certificate Validation in GitHub repository pyload/pyload prior to 0.5.0b3.dev44.
- 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.