Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5797
The PayPal Pro PayFlow module in osCommerce 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
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5797
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.09%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 39 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5797
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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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
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-5797
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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-2012-5797
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http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Exploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79954
PayPal Pro PayFlow module in osCommerc SSL spoofing CVE-2012-5797 Vulnerability Report
Products affected by CVE-2012-5797
- cpe:2.3:a:oscommerce:oscommerce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:brian_burton:paypal_pro_payflow_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*