medium5.8
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 c…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Paypal | Merchant Sdk | All versions |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51184
- http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
- 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.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56445
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79913
- https://github.com/paypal/SDKs/commit/5f2d6dd77fb4211dcde34e36f1864234526c5d64