CVE-2014-6778 describes a critical vulnerability in The Goat Forum (com.gcspublishing.goatspot) Android application version 3.9.15, where it fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate legitimate servers using crafted certificates, leading to the potential compromise of sensitive user information. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring adjacent network access and moderate attack complexity, but could result in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.9.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gcspublishing:goat_forum:3.9.15:*:*:*:*: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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