CVE-2014-2271 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can downgrade HTTPS to HTTP to execute arbitrary Java code in Kingsoft Office on Huawei devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2271?
CVE-2014-2271 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cn.wps.moffice.common.beans.print.CloudPrintWebView in Kingsoft Office 5.3.1, as used in Huawei P2 devices before V100R001C00B043, falls back to HTTP when the HTTPS connection to the registry fails, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct downgrade attacks and execute arbitrary Java code by leveraging a network position between the client and the registry to block HTTPS traffic.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2271?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Huawei P2-6011 Firmware, Wps Wps Office.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2271?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2271 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-2271 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2271 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-prx2-gh7q-w297.