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Moderate 52 Cryptographic libraries

core: allow disabling TLS certificate verification on RPC connection

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What the developer wrote

Authored by woodser

60/100 · Adequate
core: allow disabling TLS certificate verification on RPC connection
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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds an optional switch that lets users turn off HTTPS/TLS certificate verification when the Java library connects to a Monero daemon or wallet RPC server. By default verification stays ON, so ordinary users are not affected. However, if a developer or user explicitly disables it, an attacker on the same network could intercept the connection with a fake certificate and steal passwords, transaction data, or manipulate RPC commands. The change also fixes IPv6 address handling when connecting through a SOCKS proxy.

Recommended action

Treat this as a configuration-hazard change rather than an immediate vulnerability. If you use this library, avoid calling setSslVerify(false) on untrusted or remote networks. Library maintainers should document the risk clearly, consider logging a warning when verification is disabled, and ensure the option cannot be enabled by environment variables or remote configuration without explicit code changes.

Security signals we found

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New API to disable TLS certificate and hostname verification

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Use of TrustAllStrategy and NoopHostnameVerifier when sslVerify=false

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Default remains secure (sslVerify=true)

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Fixes IPv6 bracket handling for SOCKS proxy targets

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No CVE, advisory, or vendor security disclosure present in commit or references

Risk score

Why this scored 52/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 12/30
Exploitability 10/25
Stealth signal 8/15
Affected reach 10/15
Confidence 8/10
Evidence quality 4/5
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