Intel/AIKIDO-2024-10003
smart-open
AIKIDO-2024-10003
smart-open is vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle attack
Man-in-the-middle attack Pre-CVE Published Feb 26, 2024
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
45
Medium Risk
This Affects:
smart-open6.3.0 - 6.4.0
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TL;DR
The connection to the FTPS server was insufficiently secured because the FTP library, by default, does not utilize SSL certificates.
Who does this affect?
You are affected by this flaw if you use the FTP secure connection functionality and version 6.3.0 or 6.4.0 of this package.
Background info
smart-open is vulnerable to Man-in-the-middle attack in versions 6.3.0 - 6.4.0.
How to fix this
To fix, upgrade to smart-open 7.0.0 or above.
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