Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-5785
Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier 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-2012-5785
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 23 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-5785
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-2012-5785
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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-2012-5785
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408
Apache Axis and Axis2/Java SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
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http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Exploit
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79830
Apache Axis2/Java SSL spoofing CVE-2012-5785 Vulnerability Report
Products affected by CVE-2012-5785
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis2:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*