Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5797
CVE-2012-5797
Description
The PayPal Pro PayFlow module in osCommerce 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.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:brian_burton:paypal_pro_payflow_module:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oscommerce:oscommerce:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
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