CVE-2012-5786
The wsdl_first_https sample code in distribution/src/main/release/samples/wsdl_first_https/src/main/ in Apache CXF before 2.7.0 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The wsdl_first_https sample code in distribution/src/main/release/samples/wsdl_first_https/src/main/ in Apache CXF before 2.7.0 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. NOTE: The vendor states that the sample had specifically used a flag to bypass the DN check
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/cxf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.