CVE-2013-0253

Summary

CVECVE-2013-0253
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-04-09 20:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of Apache Maven 3.0.4, when using Maven Wagon 2.1, disables SSL certificate checks, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-16 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Maven 3.0.4 All All All
Application Apache Maven Wagon 2.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Maven - Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 maven.apache.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0700.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
917084 – (CVE-2013-0253) CVE-2013-0253 maven-wagon: all SSL certificate checking is disabled by default af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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