PayPal PayPal Pro input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in PayPal PayPal Pro. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-5796. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PayPal PayPal Pro (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The PayPal Pro 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.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5796 since 11/04/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (79955). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/04/2012 🔍
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03/24/2015 +870 days 🔍
02/11/2018 +1055 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-5796 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5796
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62843
X-Force: 79955 - PayPal Pro module in osCommerce SSL spoofing

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/11/2018 11:55
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (41), 02/11/2018 11:55 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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