Security Feature Bypass Affecting microsoft.netcore.universalwindowsplatform package, versions [,5.2.4) [5.3,5.3.5) [5.4,5.4.2) [6,6.0.6)


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.29% (69th percentile)
Expand this section
NVD
7.5 high

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk ID SNYK-DOTNET-MICROSOFTNETCOREUNIVERSALWINDOWSPLATFORM-60234
  • published 10 Jan 2018
  • disclosed 9 Jan 2018
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core to versions 1.0.6, 1.1.5 or higher.

Overview

Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform is the core runtime components of ASP.NET MVC.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Security Feature Bypass when Microsoft .NET Framework (and .NET Core) components do not completely validate certificates.

An attacker could present a certificate that is marked invalid for a specific use, but the component uses it for that purpose. This action disregards the Enhanced Key Usage taggings