# CVE-2015-3996: The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used in the ownCloud iOS Library, disables verification of a server hostname against the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

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## References

- https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/issues/2619
- https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2015-012
- https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/releases/tag/2.5.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76242

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