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CVE-2012-5783 json

Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Commons HttpClient

published 2012-11-04 14 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-3832-9276-x7gf , EUVD-2022-2129

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.3%
EPSS 9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • commons-httpclient Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1-10.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5783

  • redhat-support-plugin-rhev rhev manager 3 3.3.0-14.el6ev
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1:3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el5
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1:3.1-2_patch_01.ep5.el6
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient jboss enterprise application platform 5 1:3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el4
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient RHEL 5 1:3.0-7jpp.2
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient RHEL 6 1:3.1-0.7.el6_3
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo RHEL 5 1:3.0-7jpp.2
  • jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo RHEL 6 1:3.1-0.7.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0224RHSA-2013:0682RHSA-2013:0680RHSA-2013:0270

  • apache-commons-httpclient openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.1-8.5

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10381-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-5783 updated cvss 3.7

jakarta-commons-httpclient: missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 jakarta-commons-httpclient
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 jakarta-commons-httpclient
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 apache-commons-httpclient apache-commons-httpclient Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 jakarta-commons-httpclient
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 jakarta-commons-httpclient Red Hat JBoss Portal 5 jakarta-commons-httpclient Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 jakarta-commons-httpclient
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5 jakarta-commons-httpclient
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise BRMS Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1006
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.0-7jpp.2, jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo 3.0-7jpp.2, jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual 3.0-7jpp.2, jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc 3.0-7jpp.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3
    +3 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual 3.1-0.7.el6_3, jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc 3.1-0.7.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0270
  • Red Hat Fuse 7.12
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2023:3954
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  • Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0868
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2_patch_01.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0680
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0679
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0868
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1853
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1147
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Framework Kit 2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0763
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2_patch_01.ep5.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0682
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:0681
  • Red Hat RHEV-M 3.3 redhat-support-plugin-rhev 3.3.0-14.el6ev
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0224
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el4 Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager candlepin
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

9.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient
>=3.0
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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