# CVE-2014-0072: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can spoof SSL servers if the trustAllHosts option is enabled, bypassing certificate validation in the Cordova File-Transfer plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgg8-4wp9-8p4c

## What is CVE-2014-0072?

CVE-2014-0072 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ios/CDVFileTransfer.m in the Apache Cordova File-Transfer standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.file-transfer) before 0.4.2 for iOS and the File-Transfer plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.4.0 through 2.9.0 might allow remote attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging a default value of true for the trustAllHosts option.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0072?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apache Cordova, Apache Cordova File Transfer.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-0072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-0072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-21315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21315/): System Information Library for Node.JS Command Injection (high 7.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2014-0073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0073/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-6799](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6799/): Information Exposure in cordova-android (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-3160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3160/): Supply chain in Apache Cordova Android (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2014-3500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3500/): Other in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-0072 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-0072 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0072/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0072/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0072
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0072
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-0072

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