CVE-2012-5785

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.8MEDIUM
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apache Axis2
Timeline
PublishedNov 4
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Mavenorg.apache.axis2:axis2< 1.8.0
▶NVDapache/axis21.6.2+8

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation↗2022-05-17
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GHSA
Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2012-5785: Apache Axis2/Java 1↗2012-11-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
axis2: Does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's CN or subjectAltName field of the x.509 certificate↗2012-10-16
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5785 axis2: Does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's CN or subjectAltName field of the x.509 certificate [fedora-17]↗2012-11-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2012-5785 axis2: Does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's CN or subjectAltName field of the x.509 certificate↗2012-11-05
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CVE-2012-5785 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.8) | Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier | cvebase.io