CVE-2012-5809 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept traffic by spoofing SSL servers due to missing hostname verification in the Groupon Android app.
- 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-2012-5809?
CVE-2012-5809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, 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 Groupon Redemptions application for Android 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-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5809?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Groupon Groupon Merchants.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5809?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5809 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5809 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5809 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2q35-gf6f-226r.