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CVE-2020-17514: disabled hostname verificiation

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-05-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the middle attack could be successful.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract: before 1.5.0 — fixed in 1.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Fineract 1.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.org%3E

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