Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on…
Priority LOW 34CWE-599Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · 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
Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00305 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed httpie (PyPI): 3.2.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | httpie (PyPI) | before 3.2.3 | 3.2.3 | Patch available | GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- httpie (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.3 Fixed in 3.2.3 Patch available GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x httpie (PyPI) Fixed in 3.2.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48052
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x
References
Advisory 2
Other 6
- https://github.com/httpie/cli/issues/1549
- https://github.com/httpie/cli/commit/7f03c52d2237440c5a672296ce6955aae4ed4f09
- https://github.com/httpie/cli
- https://github.com/httpie/cli/blob/master/httpie/client.py#L33
- https://github.com/httpie/cli/blob/master/httpie/internal/update_warnings.py#L44
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/httpie/PYSEC-2023-242.yaml
More Httpie vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08551 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in httpie CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-08016 Open redirect in HTTPIE CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-00354 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in httpie/httpie CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-48052 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-48052 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-48052 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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