CVE-2023-50356
Published: 31 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-50356 is a medium-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability in Areal-Topkapi Vision Server. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 31.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-55157
Vulnerability details
SSL connections to some LDAP servers are vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation in AREAL Topkapi Vision (Server). This allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to gather sensitive information and prevent valid users from login.
- 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.