eBay PayPal 3.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in eBay PayPal 3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2010-4211. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in eBay PayPal 3.0 (Auction Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The PayPal app before 3.0.1 for iOS does not verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a PayPal web server via an arbitrary certificate.

The weakness was presented 11/08/2010 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-4211 since 11/08/2010. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (63002) and SecurityFocus (BID 44657†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PayPal 3.0

Timelineinfo

11/04/2010 🔍
11/08/2010 +4 days 🔍
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03/19/2015 +1592 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-4211 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4211
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55388
X-Force: 63002
SecurityFocus: 44657 - eBay PayPal for iOS-based Mobile Devices SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2010-2887

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (54)
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Cache ID: 216:832:103

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