TI-2022-14166 Aliases CVE-2022-32531 GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq

Apache BookKeeper: Java Client Uses Connection to Host that Failed Hostname Verification

LOW 29CWE-295Published 2022-12-15 · Updated 2025-04-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Spoofing
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-295.

Summary

The Apache Bookkeeper Java Client (before 4.14.6 and also 4.15.0) does not close the connection to the bookkeeper server when TLS hostname verification fails. This leaves the bookkeeper client vulnerable to a man in the middle attack. The problem affects BookKeeper client prior to versions 4.14.6 and 4.15.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01088 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven): 4.14.6, 4.15.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apache	Apache BookKeeper	up to 4.14.5; 4.15.0	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven)	before 4.14.6	4.14.6	Patch available	GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq
—	org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven)	4.15.0 to before 4.15.1	4.15.1	Patch available	GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq

Apache BookKeeper VendorApache Affected up to 4.14.5; 4.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 4.14.6 Fixed in 4.14.6 Patch available GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq
org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.15.0 to before 4.15.1 Fixed in 4.15.1 Patch available GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper::::::::	before 4.14.6	Vulnerable	Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.15.0:-::::::	4.15.0	Vulnerable	Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.15.0:rc0::::::	4.15.0 rc0	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.14.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.15.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.15.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.15.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven) Fixed in 4.14.6 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq org.apache.bookkeeper:bookkeeper-common (Maven) Fixed in 4.15.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32531
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxq5-79m2-gvvq

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

TI-2019-13113 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Log4j CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-18550 A flaw was discovered in OpenLDAP before 2.4.57 leading in an assertion failure in slapd… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2017-04623 Out-of-bounds write in Flexera Software LLC GnuTLS libtasn1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-14353 cyrus-sasl (aka Cyrus SASL) 2.1.27 has an out-of-bounds write leading to unauthenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-14370 SQLite 3.30.1 mishandles certain parser-tree rewriting, related to expr.c, vdbeaux.c, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2020-14732 An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

Sources

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