CVE-2012-0738 (GCVE-0-2012-0738)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-28 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:38
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.6.0.2 and Rational Policy Tester before 8.5.0.3 do not validate X.509 certificates during scanning, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary certificate.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2012-12-18 00:00
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