Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 4, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5825
CVE-2012-5825
Description
Tweepy 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 use of the Python httplib library.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
tweepyPyPI | < 3.0 | 3.0 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdfnvdExploitWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pwx5-xg7g-wpc5ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5825ghsaADVISORY
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79831nvdWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tweepy/PYSEC-2012-17.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/tweepy/tweepy/issues/279ghsaWEB
- github.com/tweepy/tweepy/pull/400ghsaWEB
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