CVE-2012-2991 — The PayPal (aka MODULE_PAYMENT_PAYPAL_STANDARD) module before 1.1 in osCommerce Online Merchant before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to set the payment recipient via a modified value of the merchant's e-mail address, as demonstrated by setting the recipient to one's self

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The PayPal (aka MODULE_PAYMENT_PAYPAL_STANDARD) module before 1.1 in osCommerce Online Merchant before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to set the payment recipient via a modified value of the merchant's e-mail address, as demonstrated by setting the recipient to one's self

Published Sep 19, 2012

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.14%

Description

The PayPal (aka MODULE_PAYMENT_PAYPAL_STANDARD) module before 1.1 in osCommerce Online Merchant before 2.3.4 allows remote attackers to set the payment recipient via a modified value of the merchant's e-mail address, as demonstrated by setting the recipient to one's self.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.14% 0.01140

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01140

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.14% (0.01140)	65.43th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.14% (0.01140)	62.34th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.33% (0.00328)	53.47th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.21% (0.00214)	60.37th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 10, 2023	0.21% (0.00214)	58.69th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.27% (0.00271)	62.71th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.05% (0.01055)	52.13th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 17, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	50.47th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	48.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.05% (0.01055)	27.52th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://secunia.com/advisories/50640
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/459446
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/50640		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/459446		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner certcc

Published Sep 19, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved May 30, 2012

Link CVE-2012-2991

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-2991

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-2991