CVE-2012-5786
Apache CXF < 2.6.17 - Man-in-the-Middle Attack via Improper Certificate Validation
Title source: llmDescription
The wsdl_first_https sample code in distribution/src/main/release/samples/wsdl_first_https/src/main/ in Apache CXF before 2.7.0 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. NOTE: The vendor states that the sample had specifically used a flag to bypass the DN check
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
Scores
EPSS
0.0108
EPSS Percentile
61.3%
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
apache/cxf
< 2.6.17
Published
Nov 04, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026