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CVE-2012-5784: Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier, as used in PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Mass Pay, PayPal Transactional Informat...

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.

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Apache Axis 1.4 and earlier failed to confirm that an HTTPS server certificate actually belonged to the server being contacted. A network attacker could impersonate a trusted SSL server with any valid certificate, potentially exposing SOAP traffic in legacy integrations. Exposure is most likely in legacy Java SOAP integrations using Apache Axis 1.4 or earlier, including products cited in the CVE such as certain PayPal SOAP integrations and Apache ActiveMQ JMS implementation usage. Treat this as a legacy integration risk. It is not flagged as known exploited in the bundle, but affected payment or messaging paths could expose sensitive data if attackers can intercept traffic. Mitigation focus: Inventory Java applications and dependencies for Apache Axis 1.4 or earlier.; Apply relevant vendor updates from Red Hat, SUSE, Apache, or product maintainers.; Confirm SOAP clients enforce certificate hostname verification..

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