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MEDIUM

CVE-2012-5784

CWE-20Published: November 4, 2012· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

5.8

CVSS v3.1

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.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2012-5784 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityM

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityP

IntegrityP

AvailabilityNone

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

Apache2 product(s)

activemqaxis

paypal3 product(s)

mass paypayments protransactional information soap

Source: NVD CPE · 11 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0269.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0683.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0037.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0269.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0683.html

ADVISORYhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0037.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408

All References (28)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0269.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0683.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0037.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/51219

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http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfExploit · Technical Description

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79829

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3E

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.html

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2012-5784

CVSS Score5.8 / 10

SeverityMEDIUM

WeaknessCWE-20

CISA KEVNo

Affected2 vendor(s)

PublishedNov 4, 2012

Related CVEs (CWE-20)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2012-5784 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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