CVE-2014-5578 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to lack of X.509 certificate verification in the Trading 212 Android app.
- 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-2014-5578?
CVE-2014-5578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Trading 212 FOREX (aka com.avuscapital.trading212) application before 2.0.9 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5578?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Trading 212 Trading 212 Forex.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m88-4rr7-5rq9.