Apache CXF CVE-2012-5786 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
BID:57425
Info
Apache CXF CVE-2012-5786 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 57425 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2012-5786 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 04 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Nov 04 2012 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Reported at the ACM CCS 2012 conference |
| Vulnerable: |
Apache Apache CXF 2.6 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Apache CXF CVE-2012-5786 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Apache CXF is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate SSL certificates from the server.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks or impersonate trusted servers, which will aid in further attacks.
Apache CXF is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate SSL certificates from the server.
Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks or impersonate trusted servers, which will aid in further attacks.
Exploit / POC
Apache CXF CVE-2012-5786 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.