CVE-2012-5783

jakarta-commons-httpclient: missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name

Severity Score

3.7

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Apache Commons HttpClient v3.x, tal y como se utiliza en el Java SDK de Amazon Flexible Payments Service(FPS) y otros productos, no comprueba si el nombre del servidor coincide con un nombre de dominio en el nombre común (CN) del sujeto o con el campo subjectAltName del certificado X.509, lo que permite falsificar servidores SSL a atacantes man-in-the-middle mediante un certificado válido de su elección.

It was found that Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-11-04 CVE Reserved
2012-11-04 CVE Published
2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

CAPEC

References (20)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf	Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58073	Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79984	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1265	2021-04-23

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00078.html	2021-04-23
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00040.html	2021-04-23
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00041.html	2021-04-23
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00053.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0270.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0679.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0680.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0681.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0682.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html	2021-04-23
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0224.html	2021-04-23
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1	2021-04-23
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0868	2021-04-23
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5783	2023-06-29
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=873317	2023-06-29

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Httpclient Search vendor "Apache" for product "Httpclient"				3.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Httpclient" and version "3.1"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		esm		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				15.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "15.04"		-		Affected