CVE-2012-5814 describes a vulnerability in Weberknecht, affecting products like GitHub Gaug.es, where the software fails to validate if the server hostname matches the X.509 certificate's Common Name or subjectAltName field. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no known 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:github:gaug.es:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:roderick_baier:weberknecht:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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