The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone…
Priority LOW 22CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used in the ownCloud iOS Library, disables verification of a server hostname against the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00838 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:afnetworking_project:afnetworking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.5.2 | Vulnerable | Afnetworking Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:afnetworking_project:afnetworking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Afnetworking Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7j2-r9pg-jmfv
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-3996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v7j2-r9pg-jmfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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