CVE-2014-5772 describes a critical vulnerability in version 1.01 of the Government Bookstore Android application, where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack, spoofing legitimate servers to intercept and potentially steal sensitive user information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity, and requires adjacent network access with medium attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its potential for data compromise, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:govhk:government_bookstore:1.01:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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