CVE-2022-23491: Certifi removing TrustCor root certificate

CVE-2022-23491 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-12-07

Certifi is a curated collection of Root Certificates for validating the trustworthiness of SSL certificates while verifying the identity of TLS hosts. Certifi 2022.12.07 removes root certificates from "TrustCor" from the root store. These are in the process of being removed from Mozilla's trust store. TrustCor's root certificates are being removed pursuant to an investigation prompted by media reporting that TrustCor's ownership also operated a business that produced spyware. Conclusions of Mozilla's investigation can be found in the linked google group discussion.

Technologies: certifi (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2022-23491 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-23491 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2022-23491?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 December 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
certifi (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2017.11.05,fixed=2022.12.07, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2017.11.5,fixed=2022.12.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23491?
Yes. certifi (PyPI): upgrade to 2022.12.07, 2022.12.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-23491?
Check whether you run certifi (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • certifi (PyPI): upgrade to 2022.12.07, 2022.12.7 or later
    pip install "certifi>=2022.12.7"

Affected products

  • certifi (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2017.11.05,fixed=2022.12.07, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2017.11.5,fixed=2022.12.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2022-23491
  • GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8
  • PYSEC-2022-42986

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