CVE-2012-5791
PayPal Invoicing does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's...
CVE-2012-5791 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Paypal Invoicing, 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.
- 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
PayPal Invoicing 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
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PayPal Invoicing 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-2012-5791- 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 ListNo score
PayPal Invoicing 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-2012-5791- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5671No score
PayPal Invoicing 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-2012-5671- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74g5-8xgv-w42fNo score
PayPal Invoicing does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's...
PayPal Invoicing 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-74g5-8xgv-w42f- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.