What is CVE-2019-17560?

CVE-2019-17560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Netbeans, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-17560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Netbeans

CVE-2019-17560

The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.020 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Netbeans
Oracle Graalvm — versions 19.3.2, 20.1.0
N/a Apache Netbeans — versions through 11.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

security@apache.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
security@apache.org (Mailing List, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17560?: CVE-2019-17560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Netbeans, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2020-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-17560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.