CVE-2012-5822 describes a critical vulnerability in the contribution feature of Mozilla Zamboni, where the application fails to validate the server hostname against the X.509 certificate's Common Name or subjectAltName. This oversight, stemming from its use of the Python urllib2 library, enables man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, with high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:zamboni:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.