CVE-2012-0738 describes a vulnerability in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise prior to 8.6.0.2 and IBM Rational Policy Tester prior to 8.5.0.3, where the products fail to validate X.509 certificates during scanning. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using arbitrary certificates. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with network-based attacks and moderate complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. 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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