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CVE-2012-5783

Published: Nov 4, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-295
5.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
9.3%
Top 5.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:PI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-295

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
httpclientLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0681.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1265
issues.apache.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org
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