CWE-299

Improper Check for Certificate Revocation

The product does not check or incorrectly checks the revocation status of a certificate, which may cause it to use a certificate that has been compromised.

Mitigation

Phase: Architecture and Design

Description:

  • Ensure that certificates are checked for revoked status.
Mitigation

Phase: Implementation

Description:

  • If certificate pinning is being used, ensure that all relevant properties of the certificate are fully validated before the certificate is pinned, including the revoked status.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.

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