Description
OpenTelemetry opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http 1.5.0 before 1.45.0 contains an improper certificate validation vulnerability that disables TLS verification when OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_CERTIFICATE variables are empty strings. Man-in-the-middle attackers can impersonate the collector to read or alter exported traces, metrics, and logs, including authentication headers from OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
OpenTelemetry opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
Default version status: unaffected
1.5.0 to < 1.45.0affected
pkg:pypi/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-httpReferences
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/commit/89cc68b9ea7e15969b4f042d63397bdc74a3d60e ↗
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/releases/tag/v1.45.0 ↗
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/v1.44.0/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py#L93-L96 ↗
- https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/blob/v1.44.0/exporter/opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http/src/opentelemetry/exporter/otlp/proto/http/trace_exporter/__init__.py#L170-L185 ↗
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opentelemetry-opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http-1.5.0-before-1.45.0-improper-certificate-validation ↗