What is CVE-2022-43705?

CVE-2022-43705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-11-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-43705?

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

Vulnerability in Botan_project Botan

CVE-2022-43705

In Botan before 2.19.3, it is possible to forge OCSP responses due to a certificate verification error. This issue was introduced in Botan 1.11.34 (November 2016).

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.004 (33.7th 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

Botan_project Botan
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43705?: CVE-2022-43705 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Botan_project Botan, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-43705?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.