CVE-2010-4211 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof PayPal servers due to missing hostname verification in the iOS app, compromising user data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4211?
CVE-2010-4211 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4211?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ebay Paypal.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4211?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4211 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-4211 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4211 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hgp2-5f7q-m5jp.