CVE-2014-6788 describes a critical vulnerability in version 1.0 of the Oman News Android application, where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight allows for man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks, enabling attackers to spoof legitimate servers and potentially intercept sensitive user information. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity with an adjacent network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, the underlying weakness (CWE-310) remains a concern for users of the affected application.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oman_news_project:oman_news:1:*:*:*:*: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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