CVE-2010-4211

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4211
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-09 01:00:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe PayPal app before 3.0.1 for iOS does not verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a PayPal web server via an arbitrary certificate.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.9 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Iphone Os 3.1.3 All All All
Application Ebay Paypal All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
viaForensics uncovers PayPal application vulnerability – viaForensics «viaForensics af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 viaforensics.com
eBay PayPal for iOS-based Mobile Devices SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PayPal for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 itunes.apple.com
viaForensics uncovers significant vulnerability in PayPal for the iPhone – viaForensics «viaForensics af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 viaforensics.com
PayPal Races To Fix IPhone App Security Flaw - WSJ.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.wsj.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
PayPal fixes security hole in iPhone app | InSecurity Complex - CNET News af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.cnet.com
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