Description
Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in ex-aws ex_aws_sns (ExAws.SNS, ExAws.SNS.PublicKeyCache modules) allows Signature Spoofing by Improper Validation.
This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ex_aws/sns.ex, lib/ex_aws/sns/public_key_cache.ex and program routines 'Elixir.ExAws.SNS':verify_message/1, 'Elixir.ExAws.SNS.PublicKeyCache':get/1.
'Elixir.ExAws.SNS':verify_message/1 fetches the signing certificate from the SigningCertURL field of the incoming SNS message without validating that the URL uses HTTPS or that the host matches an AWS-owned SNS certificate domain. An unauthenticated attacker who can POST to an endpoint that calls verify_message/1 can supply an attacker-controlled SigningCertURL, sign a forged SNS message with their own key, and cause the function to return :ok, completely bypassing SNS signature verification.
This issue affects ex_aws_sns: from 2.0.1 before 2.3.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ex-aws | ex_aws_sns | 2.0.1 – < 2.3.5 | 2.3.5 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hex | ex_aws_sns | >= 2.0.1, < 2.3.5 | 2.3.5 | EEF-CVE-2026-47074 |
References
- https://github.com/ex-aws/ex_aws_sns/security/advisories/GHSA-8jgf-23q5-x7xx vendor-advisory related
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-47074.html related
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-47074 related
- https://github.com/ex-aws/ex_aws_sns/commit/1853d280b152d10384a1e21a22cf22152a60be48 patch