CVE-2012-5790 PayPal Payments Standard PHP Library 20120427 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 a...
MediumCVSS 5.8
EPSS 0.57%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
PayPal Payments Standard PHP Library 20120427 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, related to misinterpretation of a certain TRUE value.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| paypal payments standard | = 20120427 | No fix listed |
References
- www.cs.utexas.edu exploit
- paypal-php-library-ssl-spoofing(79981) vdb-entry