Auth bypass in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2010-4211
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Iphone OS — versions 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.1
- Ebay Paypal
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- viaforensics.com/press-releases/viaforensics-uncovers-paypal-application-vulner…
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2887 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20021730-245.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/44657 (vdb-entry)
- online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html
- itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709
- viaforensics.com/security/viaforensics-uncovers-significant-vulnerability-paypa…
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63002 (vdb-entry)