VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5785
Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 2.23%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.23% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/axis2
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51219
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79830
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51219
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79830
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.