CVE-2019-11777
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
In the Eclipse Paho Java client library version 1.2.0, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (16)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM App Connect Enterprise 10.1.0.0-10.1.0.5all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:10.1.0.5
- IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.1.0-12.0.12.16all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:12.0.12.16
- IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0-13.0.4.1all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise:v13__fix_pack_release_13.0.4.1
- Maven org.eclipse.paho:org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3< 1.2.1osvUSpkg:maven/org.eclipse.paho/org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-0617IBM WebSphere Application Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-07-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM WebSphere Application Server ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen und Informationen falsch darzustellen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2057IBM App Connect Enterprise: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Darstellen falscher InformationenDeutsch2025-09-15csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM App Connect Enterprise ausnutzen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen.
- GHSA-63qc-p2x4-9fgfImproper Handling of Exceptional Conditions and Origin Validation Error in Eclipse Paho Java client library2019-09-17ghsa · osvUS
In the Eclipse Paho Java client library version 1.2.0, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=549934cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11777cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160562/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-5568-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Eclipse-Paho-Man-in-the-Middle-via-MQTT-Server-38865cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.4464/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.3350cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2022.4322cnnvd
- https://www.eclipse.orgPatchcnnvd
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