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CiviCRM 4.0.5 and 4.1.1 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

Published Nov 6, 2012

Description

CiviCRM 4.0.5 and 4.1.1 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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (1)

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 6, 2012
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Nov 6, 2012
Link CVE-2011-5239
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2011-5239
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2011-5239