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.

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.

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