CVE-2011-5243 describes a vulnerability in the TwitterOAuth library where it fails to properly validate SSL server hostnames against X.509 certificate fields. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate, affecting applications utilizing abraham_williams twitteroauth. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability requires medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. While no public exploit intelligence or active exploitation is reported, and community discussion is minimal, the underlying weakness remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:abraham_williams:twitteroauth:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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