The HttpClient component supports the client-side of RFC 1945 (HTTP/1.0) and RFC 2616 (HTTP/1.1) , several related specifications (RFC 2109 (Cookies) , RFC 2617 (HTTP Authentication) , etc.), and provides a framework by which new request types (methods) or HTTP extensions can be created easily.
Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK 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.
CVE-2012-5783 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
The HttpClient component supports the client-side of RFC 1945 (HTTP/1.0) and RFC 2616 (HTTP/1.1) , several related specifications (RFC 2109 (Cookies) , RFC 2617 (HTTP Authentication) , etc.), and provides a framework by which new request types (methods) or HTTP extensions can be created easily.
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Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/commons-httpclient/commons-httpclient/3.1/commons-httpclient-3.1.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - antisamy-1.5.3.jar - :x: **commons-httpclient-3.1.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: c6fb981b15217a4d0cfc36ccf725182fdf783ef1
Found in base branch: main
Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK 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.
Publish Date: 2012-11-04
URL: CVE-2012-5783
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: Low - Integrity Impact: Low - Availability Impact: None
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Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5783
Release Date: 2012-11-04
Fix Resolution (commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient): 20020423
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.owasp.esapi:esapi): 2.2.0.0
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