CVE-2012-5787 describes a critical vulnerability in the PayPal Merchant SDK where the software fails to properly validate server hostnames against X.509 certificate fields. This flaw enables man-in-the-middle attacks, allowing adversaries to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paypal:merchant_sdk:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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