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CVE-2012-5785

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 1.8.0.

CVSS 2.05.8MediumEPSS percentile83rd2.2% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 1 sourceFix1.8.0Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub

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What to do

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  • Maven org.apache.axis2:axis2Affected: < 1.8.0Upgrade to: 1.8.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Maven org.apache.axis2:axis2-transport-httpAffected: < 1.8.0Upgrade to: 1.8.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Apache Axis2Affected: ≤ 1.6.2Upgrade to: after 1.6.2Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

Apache Axis2/Java 1.6.2 and earlier 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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS83rd
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

1 source with a proof of concept or module.

Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in
EPSS

2.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 83rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

A public exploit existed 53 days before the patch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Public exploit / PoCsource: other
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 2.0 vector

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AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Scored 5.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
  • Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
  • Authentication NoneNo authentication required

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
  • Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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