Vulnerability in Tweetstream Project
CVE-2020-24393
TweetStream 2.6.1 uses the library eventmachine in an insecure way that does not have TLS hostname validation. This allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Tweetstream Project — versions 2.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/tweetstream/tweetstream (Product)
- securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-096-tweetstream-tweetstream (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-24393?
- CVE-2020-24393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tweetstream Project, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-24393?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.