PT-2012-6097 · Apache · Apache Axis2/Java

Published 2012-11-04 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2012-5785

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Axis2/Java versions 1.6.2 and earlier

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate because it 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.

Recommendations For Apache Axis2/Java versions 1.6.2 and earlier, consider updating to a version that verifies the server hostname against the X.509 certificate to prevent SSL server spoofing. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5785

GHSA-WWQ7-PXWC-P4RC

Affected Products

Apache Axis2/Java

References · 8

• 🔥 http://cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5785 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wwq7-pxwc-p4rc · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51219 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79830 · Note
• https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-6018 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56408 · Note