Vulnerability in Twitter

CVE-2016-10511

The Twitter iOS client versions 6.62 and 6.62.1 fail to validate Twitter's server certificates for the /1.1/help/settings.json configuration endpoint, permitting man-in-the-middle attackers the ability to view an application-only OAuth client token and potentially enable unreleased Twitter iOS app features.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.008 (53.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

  • Twitter — versions 6.62, 6.62.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10511?
CVE-2016-10511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Twitter, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2016-10511?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.