CVE-2014-5923 describes a critical vulnerability in the Facebook Status Via Android application (version 3.5), where the app fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate legitimate servers and intercept sensitive user data through crafted certificates. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring adjacent network access and moderate attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:statusvia:facebook_status_via:3.5:*:*:*:*: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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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.