CVE-2014-5876 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 WD My Cloud Android application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5876?
CVE-2014-5876 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WD My Cloud (aka com.wdc.wd2go) application 4.0.0 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-2014-5876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Westerndigital Wd My Cloud.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgfj-5mgv-ggpf.