CVE-2012-5825
HighCVSS 7.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk47th percentile - higher than 47% of all known CVEs
Summary
Tweepy 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. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers using an arbitrary valid certificate, related to use of the Python httplib library.
Risk Assessment
A man-in-the-middle attacker can intercept or modify traffic that is believed to be encrypted. This may lead to leakage of credentials or other sensitive information.
Recommendation
Upgrade Tweepy to a version that properly verifies the hostname in the certificate, or apply fixes at the httplib layer. Until then, avoid transmitting sensitive data over connections assumed to be secure.
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Original NVD description (English source)
Tweepy 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, related to use of the Python httplib library.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

