CVE-2012-5799
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop does not verify that the server hostname...
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
- Record
CVE-2012-5799- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
- Record
CVE-2012-5799- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5679 No score
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5679- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7g8h-x7qg-cg7m No score
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop does not verify that the server hostname...
The Canada Post (aka CanadaPost) module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
- Record
GHSA-7g8h-x7qg-cg7m- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5799 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Prestashop, published November 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.