VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-5787
The PayPal merchant SDK 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…
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 0.91%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The PayPal merchant SDK 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
- 0.91% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- paypal/merchant sdk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51184
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79913
- https://github.com/paypal/SDKs/commit/5f2d6dd77fb4211dcde34e36f1864234526c5d64
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51184
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79913
- https://github.com/paypal/SDKs/commit/5f2d6dd77fb4211dcde34e36f1864234526c5d64
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.