CVE-2012-0741 describes a vulnerability in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise and Rational Policy Tester, specifically affecting versions before 8.6.0.2 and 8.5.0.3 respectively. The flaw lies in the Manual Explore Proxy feature's failure to validate X.509 certificates, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using arbitrary certificates. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability allows for partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity with moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.2.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.1.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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