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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…
Low2.9EPSS 0.37%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.9 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://viaforensics.com/press-releases/viaforensics-uncovers-paypal-application-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2010-2887 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20021730-245.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 44657 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://viaforensics.com/security/viaforensics-uncovers-significant-vulnerability-paypal-iphone.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- paypal-certificate-info-disclosure(63002) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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