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CVE-2012-5790

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.57%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-11-04 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2012-5790
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.8
EPSS
0.57%

Original NVD Description

PayPal Payments Standard PHP Library 20120427 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 misinterpretation of a certain TRUE value.