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CVE-2012-5795

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain...

5.8 Medium

CVE-2012-5795 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Akunamachata Paypal Express Module, published November 4, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
5.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.57%EPSS, 47th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce 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.

Exploit likelihood

0.57%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.8

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce 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.

Record
CVE-2012-5795
CVSS 2.0
5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce 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.

Record
CVE-2012-5795
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5675No score

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce 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.

Record
EUVD-2012-5675
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rr6-rgq8-52whNo score

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain...

The PayPal Express module in osCommerce 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.

Record
GHSA-5rr6-rgq8-52wh
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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