CVE-2023-48052

Missing SSL certificate validation in HTTPie v3.2.2 allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Published: 2023-11-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-48052 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-48052

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-09-16 0.18% 0.13% -0.05%
2 2025-07-17 0.11% 0.18% +0.07%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-48052

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 5.2 [email protected]
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 5.2 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-48052

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-48052

GHSA-8r96-8889-qg2x · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — HTTPie allows attackers to eavesdrop on communications between the host and server via a man-in-the-middle attack

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-48052

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2023-48052: 1 source package rows (httpie); 9 state rows across 5 repos (3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 8, open 1. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-48052
debian unimportant CVE-2023-48052 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (httpie), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 4, resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-48052
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-48052 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (httpie), 12 status rows across 12 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 4. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48052

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-48052

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
httpie httpie 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:httpie:httpie:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-48052

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