CVE-2012-5783

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

Published Nov 4, 2012 CVSS 3.0 · 3.7 Low EPSS 9.3% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-222-1 commons-httpclient security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-2129 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3832-9276-x7gf Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Commons HttpClient
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2769-1 Apache Commons HttpClient vulnerabilities
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