CVE-2012-5817 json
Improper Input Validation in XFire
published 2012-11-04 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm , EUVD-2022-2609
- cvss
- 7.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Codehaus XFire 1.2.6 and earlier, as used in the Amazon EC2 API Tools Java library 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.
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- cs.utexas.edu http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.codehaus.xfire:xfire-core | <=1.2.6 |
no fix listed |
Classification
References
-
cs.utexas.edu
/~shmat/shmat_ccs12.pdf
web, exploit
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/79934
vdb-entry, web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5817
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-5817
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5jc8-8xhv-g8qm
- NVD CVE-2012-5817
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