High [CVE-2019-25652] UniFi Network Controller Improper Certificate Validation Leading to Credential Theft via MITM
This high-severity Ubiquiti advisory covers CVE-2019-25652 affecting UniFi Network Controller.
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Summary
UniFi Network Controller before version 5.10.22 and 5.11.x before 5.11.18 contains an improper certificate verification vulnerability that allows adjacent network attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by presenting a false SSL certificate during SMTP connections.
Attackers can intercept SMTP traffic and obtain credentials by exploiting the insecure SSL host verification mechanism in the SMTP certificate validation process.
- UniFi Network Controller before 5.6.42
- UniFi Network Controller 5.6.43 before 5.10.22
- UniFi Network Controller 5.11 before 5.11.18
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- 5.6.42
- 5.10.22
- 5.11.18
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 5.6.42, 5.10.22, 5.11.18. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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