medium6.8
CVE-2022-23491
Certifi removing TrustCor root certificate
Impact
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 [here](https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/oxX69KFvsm4/m/yLohoVqtCgAJ).
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | certifi | >= 2017.11.05, < 2022.12.07 | 2022.12.07 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Certifi | Certifi | from 2017.11.5 before 2022.12.7 |
| Netapp | E-Series Performance Analyzer | All versions |
| Netapp | Management Services For Element Software | All versions |
| Netapp | Management Services For Netapp Hci | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/security/advisories/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8
- https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/oxX69KFvsm4/m/yLohoVqtCgAJ
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0010/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43fp-rhv2-5gv8
- https://github.com/certifi/python-certifi/commit/9e9e840925d7b8e76c76fdac1fab7e6e88c1c3b8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23491
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/certifi/PYSEC-2022-42986.yaml
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0010