CVE-2012-5785: Apache Axis2 has Improper Input Validation

May 17, 2022 (updated December 4, 2025)

Apache Axis2/Java 1.7.9 and earlier 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.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79830
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wwq7-pxwc-p4rc
github.com/apache/axis-axis2-java-core
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2-6018
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5785

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