GHSA-f5v5-ccqc-6w36 – async-nats

Package

Manager: cargo
Name: async-nats
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <0.29.0

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: N/A pctlN/A

Details

async-nats vulnerable to TLS certificate common name validation bypass The NATS official Rust clients are vulnerable to MitM when using TLS. The common name of the server's TLS certificate is validated against the `host`name provided by the server's plaintext `INFO` message during the initial connection setup phase. A MitM proxy can tamper with the `host` field's value by substituting it with the common name of a valid certificate it controls, fooling the client into accepting it. ## Reproduction steps 1. The NATS Rust client tries to establish a new connection 2. The connection is intercepted by a MitM proxy 3. The proxy makes a separate connection to the NATS server 4. The NATS server replies with an `INFO` message 5. The proxy reads the `INFO`, alters the `host` JSON field and passes the tampered `INFO` back to the client 6. The proxy upgrades the client connection to TLS, presenting a certificate issued by a certificate authority present in the client's keychain. In the previous step the `host` was set to the common name of said certificate 7. `rustls` accepts the certificate, having verified that the common name matches the attacker-controlled value it was given 8. The client has been fooled by the MitM proxy into accepting the attacker-controlled certificate

Metadata

Created: 2023-03-24T21:59:53Z
Modified: 2023-03-24T21:59:53Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2023/03/GHSA-f5v5-ccqc-6w36/GHSA-f5v5-ccqc-6w36.json
CWE IDs: []
Alternative ID: N/A
Finding: F163
Auto approve: 1