CVE-2010-4211
LOW · CVSS 2.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (31th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2010-4185)
- Published
- November 9, 2010
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-4185 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- apple / iphone os
- ebay / paypal
References
- http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paypal/id283646709
- http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20021730-245.html
- http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703506904575592782874885808.html
- http://viaforensics.com/press-releases/viaforensics-uncovers-paypal-application-vulnerability.html
- http://viaforensics.com/security/viaforensics-uncovers-significant-vulnerability-paypal-iphone.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44657
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2887(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63002
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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