CVE-2012-5583: apereo phpcas Cryptographic Issues
CVSS: 5.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5583
Published 06-06-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-5583 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in apereo phpcas. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-06-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
phpCAS before 1.3.2 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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.58%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.58% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.58%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Apereo1 product
- phpcas≤ 1.3.1 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.0:rc1
Debian1 product
- php-cas< 1.3.1-2
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- github.com/Jasig/phpCAS/blob/master/docs/ChangeLogX Refsource CONFIRM