CVE-2016-10511

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-10511
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-18 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-04 13:25:00 UTC
DescriptionThe Twitter iOS client versions 6.62 and 6.62.1 fail to validate Twitter's server certificates for the /1.1/help/settings.json configuration endpoint, permitting man-in-the-middle attackers the ability to view an application-only OAuth client token and potentially enable unreleased Twitter iOS app features.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Twitter Twitter 6.62 All All All
Application Twitter Twitter 6.62.1 All All All
Application Twitter Twitter 6.62 All All All
Application Twitter Twitter 6.62.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
#168538 Twitter iOS fails to validate server certificate and sends oauth token - HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Twiitter App for iOS CVE-2016-10511 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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