CVE-2012-5784 Man-in-the-middle attack in Apache Axis
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers due to missing hostname verification in Apache Axis, compromising secure communications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-5784?
CVE-2012-5784 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Activemq, published on 4 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, as used in PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Mass Pay, PayPal Transactional Information SOAP, the Java Message Service implementation in Apache ActiveMQ, 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5784?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.axis:axis and axis:axis. It affects 5 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.axis:axis Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |
org.apache.axis:axis Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |
axis:axis Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |
axis:axis Maven | All versions to 1.4 | None |
Linux distribution packages (17)
devtoolset-2-axis Red Hat:developer_toolset:2.1::el6 | All versions | 0:1.4-23.el6 |
axis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9 |
axis-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9 |
axis-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9 |
axis-manual Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-2jpp.7.el5_9 |
axis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-manual Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-manual Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-manual Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
axis-manual Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation | All versions | 0:1.2.1-7.3.el6_3 |
Products include Apache Activemq, Apache Axis, Paypal Mass Pay, Paypal Payments Pro, Paypal Transactional Information Soap.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5784?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-5784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Activemq
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5784, GHSA-55w9-c3g2-4rrh, MGASA-2013-0200, RHSA-2013:0269, RHSA-2013:0683, RHSA-2014:1123.