Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK 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.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-222-1 | commons-httpclient security update |
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EUVD-2022-2129 | Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK 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. |
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GHSA-3832-9276-x7gf | Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Commons HttpClient |
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USN-2769-1 | Apache Commons HttpClient vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:14:16.415Z
Reserved: 2012-11-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-5783

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2012-11-04T22:55:03.297
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2012-5783


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