Unscored severity · published Nov 4, 2012
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…
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CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Merchant Sdk · Paypal
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5787
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5787
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/51184
Exploit
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56445
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79913
github.com
https://github.com/paypal/SDKs/commit/5f2d6dd77fb4211dcde34e36f1864234526c5d64