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Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate

CWE-599

The product uses OpenSSL and trusts or uses a certificate without using the SSL_get_verify_result() function to ensure that the certificate satisfies all necessary security requirements.

We track 6 vulnerabilities of this type. 100% are rated high or critical, and the average CVSS score is 8.1.

How this weakness is prevented

  • Architecture and Design: Ensure that proper authentication is included in the system design.
  • Implementation: Understand and properly implement all checks necessary to ensure the identity of entities involved in encrypted communications.

Latest Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate vulnerabilities

  • 8.1 High severity

    OpenList: Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate

    CVE-2026-25060OpenListTeam

    OpenList Frontend is a UI component for OpenList. Prior to 4.1.10, certificate verification is disabled by default for all storage driver communications. The TlsInsecureSkipVerify setting is default to true in the DefaultConfig() function in internal/conf/conf

  • 7.5 High severity

    cortex: Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate

    CVE-2024-41265Linux Foundation

    A TLS certificate verification issue discovered in cortex v0.42.1 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via the makeOperatorRequest function.

  • 7.1 High severity

    goframe: Missing Validation of OpenSSL Certificate

    CVE-2024-41253Goframe

    goframe v2.7.2 is configured to skip TLS certificate verification, possibly allowing attackers to execute a man-in-the-middle attack via the gclient component.

  • 8.8 High severity

    beego: Improper Certificate Validation

    CVE-2024-40464Beego

    An issue in beego v.2.2.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the sendMail function located in beego/core/logs/smtp.go file

  • 7.4 High severity

    httpie: Improper Certificate Validation

    CVE-2023-48052Httpie

    Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack.

  • 9.6 Critical severity

    argo-cd: Improper Certificate Validation

    CVE-2022-31105Argoproj

    Argo CD is a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes. Argo CD starting with version 0.4.0 and prior to 2.2.11, 2.3.6, and 2.4.5 is vulnerable to an improper certificate validation bug which could cause Argo CD to trust a malicious (or other