CVE-2012-5795 describes a vulnerability in the PayPal Express module for osCommerce, where the module fails to properly validate the server hostname against 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, impacting osCommerce and Akunamachata's PayPal Express module. With a CVSS score of 5.8, this medium-severity vulnerability can be exploited over the network with medium complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available 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:akunamachata:paypal_express_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oscommerce:oscommerce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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