CVE-2012-5798

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

The PayPal Pro PayFlow EC module in osCommerce 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 4, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-5798: Medium severity, CVSS 5.8 | Vulnix