What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5784?

CVE-2012-5784 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-5784?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-5784. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.6%.

Java CVE-2012-5784

MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2012-11-04 cve@mitre.org

Apache Information Disclosure Java Activemq Axis Mass Pay Payments Pro Transactional Information Soap

5.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.8 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 04, 2012 - 22:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.8

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

384 maven packages depend on axis:axis (83 direct, 303 indirect)
461 maven packages depend on org.apache.axis:axis (131 direct, 335 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.4 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionCVE.org

Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, as used in PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Mass Pay, PayPal Transactional Information SOAP, the Java Message Service implementation in Apache ActiveMQ, 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.

AnalysisAI

Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, as used in PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Mass Pay, PayPal Transactional Information SOAP, the Java Message Service implementation in Apache ActiveMQ, and other products,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, as used in PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Mass Pay, PayPal Transactional Information SOAP, the Java Message Service implementation in Apache ActiveMQ, 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. Affected products include: Apache Activemq, Apache Axis, Paypal Mass Pay, Paypal Payments Pro, Paypal Transactional Information Soap.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.