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MiracleLinux 4 : jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.AXS4 (AXSA:2013-313:01)

🗓️ 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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MiracleLinux 4 jakarta-commons-httpclient 3.x vulnerable to MITM via hostname verification flaw (CVE-2012-5783).

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2013-313:01.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(289888);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5783");

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 4 : jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.AXS4 (AXSA:2013-313:01)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
AXSA:2013-313:01 advisory.

    The Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is perhaps the most significant protocol used on the Internet
    today. Web services, network-enabled appliances and the growth of network computing continue to expand the
    role of the HTTP protocol beyond user-driven web browsers, and increase the number of applications that
    may require HTTP support. Although the java.net package provides basic support for accessing resources via
    HTTP, it doesn't provide the full flexibility or functionality needed by many applications. The Jakarta
    Commons HTTP Client component seeks to fill this void by providing an efficient, up-to-date, and feature-
    rich package implementing the client side of the most recent HTTP standards and recommendations. Designed
    for extension while providing robust support for the base HTTP protocol, the HTTP Client component may be
    of interest to anyone building HTTP-aware client applications such as web browsers, web service clients,
    or systems that leverage or extend the HTTP protocol for distributed communication.
    Security issues fixed with this release:
     CVE-2012-5783
    Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and
    other products, 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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/3958");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected jakarta-commons-httpclient package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-5783");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/10/16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/04/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/16");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:jakarta-commons-httpclient");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^4([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 4.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '4',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.AXS4', 'cpu':'i686', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.AXS4', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'jakarta-commons-httpclient');
}

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16 Jan 2026 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 25.8
EPSS0.00616
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