CVE-2012-5814
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es and other products, does not verify that the server...
CVE-2012-5814 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Github Gaug.es, 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
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5814- 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
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5814- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5694No score
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5694- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5hg-845j-3wqmNo score
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es and other products, does not verify that the server...
Weberknecht, as used in GitHub Gaug.es 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.
- Record
GHSA-v5hg-845j-3wqm- 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.