Vulnerability Details : 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 valid certificate.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2012-5787
- cpe:2.3:a:paypal:merchant_sdk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5787
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5787
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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4.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-5787
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-5787
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https://github.com/paypal/SDKs/commit/5f2d6dd77fb4211dcde34e36f1864234526c5d64
Page not found · GitHub · GitHub
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56445
PayPal SDK SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79913
PayPal SDK SSL spoofing CVE-2012-5787 Vulnerability Report
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http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Exploit
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