Is CVE-2022-32531 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-32531 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-32531?

CVE-2022-32531 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-32531?

CVE-2022-32531 has an EPSS score of 1.02% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-32531?

Upgrade bookkeeper to 4.14.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-32531

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Apache Bookkeeper Java Client (before 4.14.6 and also 4.15.0) does not close the connection to the bookkeeper server when TLS hostname verification fails. This leaves the bookkeeper client vulnerable to a man in the middle attack. The problem affects BookKeeper client prior to versions 4.14.6 and 4.15.1.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

bookkeeperNVD

Affected:< 4.14.6Fixed in:4.14.6CVE-2022-32531derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.02%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

lists.apache.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-0601	High	8.1	89%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2009-3555	Critical	9.8	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-26923	High	8.8	83%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-27823	Critical	9.8	53%	-	-
CVE-2022-42979	High	8.8	24%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-17.