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CVE-2020-15133

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2020
Source publication
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Source snapshot
cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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CNA source text (English)

Missing TLS certificate verification in Faye Websocket

In faye-websocket before version 0.11.0, there is a lack of certification validation in TLS handshakes. The `Faye::WebSocket::Client` class uses the `EM::Connection#start_tls` method in EventMachine to implement the TLS handshake whenever a `wss:` URL is used for the connection. This method does not implement certificate verification by default, meaning that it does not check that the server presents a valid and trusted TLS certificate for the expected hostname. That means that any `wss:` connection made using this library is vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle attack, since it does not confirm the identity of the server it is connected to. For further background information on this issue, please see the referenced GitHub Advisory. Upgrading `faye-websocket` to v0.11.0 is recommended.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

faye-websocket

Vendor
faye
Product
faye-websocket
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
Unknown
faye-websocket · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
< 0.11.0affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed