VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10511

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.82%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-09-18

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The Twitter iOS client versions 6.62 and 6.62.1 fail to validate Twitter's server certificates for the /1.1/help/settings.json configuration endpoint, permitting man-in-the-middle attackers the ability to view an application-only OAuth client token and potentially enable unreleased Twitter iOS app features.

Weakness classification

CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

Primary references

support@hackerone.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support@hackerone.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory