Vulnerability in Postman
CVE-2018-17215
An information-disclosure issue was discovered in Postman through 6.3.0. It validates a server's X.509 certificate and presents an error if the certificate is not valid. Unfortunately, the associated HTTPS request data is sent anyway. Only the response is not displayed. Thus, all contained information of the HTTPS request is disclosed to a man-in-the-middle attacker (for example, user credentials).
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.006 (47.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Postman
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17215?
- CVE-2018-17215 is a high-severity vulnerability in Postman, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17215?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.