CVE-2014-6966 describes a critical vulnerability in the West Bend School District (net.parentlink.westbend) Android application version 4.0.500. The application fails to properly validate X.509 certificates, enabling man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof SSL servers. This flaw allows attackers to intercept sensitive information and potentially compromise data integrity. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity. It requires adjacent network access (AV:A) and moderate attack complexity (AC:M), but no authentication (Au:N). Successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit or Nuclei. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low profile despite its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0.500CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:parentlink:west_bend_school_district:4.0.500:*:*:*:*: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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