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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-17514 · published 27 May 2021

CVE-2020-17514: Apache fineract vulnerability

Apache · Fineract

Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the middle attack could be successful.

7.4 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 3.4% · top 11.6%
7.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.8
3.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apache Fineract prior to 1.5.0 disables HTTPS hostname verification in ProcessorHelper in the configureClient method. Under typical deployments, a man in the middle attack could be successful.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211 PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/27/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-1211 PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc011b25289c8a6e14f8bc6d07e727382a1df3c8cf2aa5369598bbf64%40%3Cdev.fineract.apache.

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-17514), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.