#VU80741 Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Commons HttpClient - CVE-2012-5783

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#VU80741 Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Commons HttpClient - CVE-2012-5783

Published: September 13, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80741
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5783
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Commons HttpClient
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Commons HttpClient 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. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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