CVE-2012-5801 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers and intercept data due to missing hostname verification in the PrestaShop PayPal module.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5801?
CVE-2012-5801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Prestashop, published on 4 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PayPal module in PrestaShop 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, related to use of the PHP fsockopen function.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5801?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Prestashop Ebay, Prestashop Prestashop.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5801?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5801 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5801 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5801 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-994m-p286-p78h.