CVE-2012-5786

Published: Nov 4, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

Description

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

Affected (1)

Products: Apache: Cxf

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Cxf	Up to 2.6.17

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (4)

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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