CVE-2010-4211

2010-11-0823:00:00

mitre

www.cve.org

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

35.5%

JSON

The PayPal app before 3.0.1 for iOS does not verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a PayPal web server via an arbitrary certificate.

References

itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709

news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20021730-245.html

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html

viaforensics.com/press-releases/viaforensics-uncovers-paypal-application-vulnerability.html

viaforensics.com/security/viaforensics-uncovers-significant-vulnerability-paypal-iphone.html

www.securityfocus.com/bid/44657

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2887

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63002