CVE-2012-5790 describes a vulnerability in the PayPal Payments Standard PHP Library (version 20120427) where the library fails to properly validate SSL server hostnames against X.509 certificate fields. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof SSL servers using any valid certificate, potentially leading to information disclosure and data manipulation. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20120427CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:paypal:payments_standard:20120427:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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