Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5786
CVE-2012-5786
Description
The wsdl_first_https sample code in distribution/src/main/release/samples/wsdl_first_https/src/main/ in Apache CXF before 2.7.0 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. NOTE: The vendor states that the sample had specifically used a flag to bypass the DN check
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfnvdTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79983nvd
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