CVE-2024-41256: Filestash skips TLS certificate verification process when sending out email verification codes

July 31, 2024 (updated August 2, 2024)

Default configurations in the ShareProofVerifier function of filestash v0.4 causes the application to skip the TLS certificate verification process when sending out email verification codes, possibly allowing attackers to access sensitive data via a man-in-the-middle attack.

References

gist.github.com/nyxfqq/a6da3fe6128b978ea1aaa5df639d5f98
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpvx-whpp-99xj
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/blob/master/server/model/share.go
github.com/mickael-kerjean/filestash/issues/709
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41256

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