CVE-2014-6843 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to missing X.509 certificate verification in the Sweatshop Android application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6843?
CVE-2014-6843 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Sweatshop (aka com.orderingapps.sweatshop) application 2.96 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-2014-6843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Orderingapps Sweatshop.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-6843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gcxc-3g34-6jjj.