Is CVE-2011-5238 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-5238 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-5238?

CVE-2011-5238 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-5238

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

google-checkout-php-sample-code before 1.3.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.4% (32th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-5138)
Published: November 6, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-5138 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php
google / checkout-php

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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