Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5784
CVE-2012-5784
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.axis:axisMaven | <= 1.4 | — |
axis:axisMaven | <= 1.4 | — |
Affected products
38cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.4
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.2:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:axis:-:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:paypal:payments_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:paypal:transactional_information_soap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords9 versionspkg:maven/axis/axispkg:maven/org.apache.axis/axispkg:rpm/opensuse/axis&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/axis&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4
<= 1.4+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.4
- (no CPE)range: <= 1.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-lp150.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-5.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-5.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-290.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-290.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-290.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.4-290.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
21- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfnvdExploitTechnical DescriptionWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0269.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0683.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0037.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56408nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-55w9-c3g2-4rrhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5784ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00007.htmlnvdWEB
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00022.htmlnvdWEB
- secunia.com/advisories/51219nvdWEB
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79829nvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c@%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/44d4e88a5fa8ae60deb752029afe9054da87c5f859caf296fcf585e5%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/5e6c92145deddcecf70c3604041dcbd615efa2d37632fc2b9c367780%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/8aa25c99eeb0693fc229ec87d1423b5ed5d58558618706d8aba1d832%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/a308887782e05da7cf692e4851ae2bd429a038570cbf594e6631cc8d%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/de2af12dcaba653d02b03235327ca4aa930401813a3cced8e151d29c%40%3Cjava-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
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