What is CVE-2013-7201?

CVE-2013-7201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paypal, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2013-7201?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Paypal

CVE-2013-7201

WebHybridClient.java in PayPal 5.3 and earlier for Android ignores SSL errors, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published 2018-04-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Paypal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/92098 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/paypal-remote-code-execution/ (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/57351 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7201?: CVE-2013-7201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Paypal, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2018-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2013-7201?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.