Design/Logic Flaw

main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClientConfig.java in Async Http Client aka AHC or async-http-client before 1.9.0 does not require a hostname match during verification of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate...

CVE-2013-7398

CVE-2013-7398 affects Async Http Client (async-http-client) before 1.9.0, where hostname verification is not required during X.509 certificate verification. This allows MITM attackers to spoof HTTPS servers with arbitrary valid certificates. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.9.0 or newer (vendor advisorie...