CVE-2019-17560
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. “Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (8)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-7c2m-vwxw-5qwwImproper Certificate Validation in Apache Netbeans2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. "Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability. NetBeans releases before the Apache transition started may also be affected.
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references (7)
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3Ecnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17560cnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3Eenisa_euvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r354d7654efa1050539fe56a3257696d1faeea4f3f9b633c29ec89609%40%3Cdev.netbeans.apache.org%3EMailing ListMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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