# CVE-2013-0253: The default configuration of Apache Maven 3.0.4, when using Maven Wagon 2.1, disables SSL certificate checks, which allows remote attackers

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-04-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The default configuration of Apache Maven 3.0.4, when using Maven Wagon 2.1, disables SSL certificate checks, which allows remote attackers to spoof servers via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

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## References

- https://maven.apache.org/security.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0700.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917084
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff8dcfe29377088ab655fda9d585dccd5b1f07fabd94ae84fd60a7f8%40%3Ccommits.pulsar.apache.org%3E

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