CVE-2014-5697 in Dress Up! Girl Party
Summary
by MITRE
The Dress Up! Girl Party (aka com.sgn.DressUp.GirlParty) application 2 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/29/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-5697 affects the Dress Up! Girl Party Android application version 2, presenting a critical security flaw in the application's secure communication implementation. This weakness stems from the application's failure to properly validate X.509 certificates during SSL/TLS connections, creating a significant attack surface that adversaries can exploit to compromise user data and system integrity. The vulnerability specifically targets the certificate verification process, which is fundamental to establishing trust in secure communications between mobile applications and remote servers.
The technical flaw manifests in the application's improper handling of SSL certificate validation mechanisms, where the software fails to perform essential certificate chain validation and trust verification steps. This omission allows attackers to present fraudulent certificates that appear legitimate to the application, enabling them to intercept and manipulate encrypted communications. The vulnerability directly relates to CWE-295, which addresses improper certificate validation in secure communications, and represents a classic example of insufficient certificate, key, and trust validation that undermines the security model of TLS/SSL implementations. The application essentially trusts any certificate presented by a server without performing the required cryptographic verification steps that ensure certificate authenticity and server identity.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability exposes users to significant risks including credential theft, session hijacking, and data interception attacks. Attackers can establish man-in-the-middle positions between users and legitimate servers, potentially capturing sensitive information such as login credentials, personal data, and financial information transmitted through the application. The impact extends beyond individual user privacy concerns to potential corporate data breaches when the application handles business-related information or when users access sensitive systems through the compromised application. This vulnerability particularly affects mobile environments where users may connect to public networks, increasing the attack surface and exploitation opportunities for threat actors.
Security mitigation strategies for this vulnerability should focus on implementing proper certificate validation mechanisms within the application's network communication stack. The recommended approach involves configuring the application to perform full certificate chain validation, including checking certificate expiration dates, verifying certificate authorities, and ensuring proper hostname matching. Organizations should implement certificate pinning techniques to further strengthen security by hardcoding expected certificate fingerprints or public keys within the application. Additionally, regular security audits and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar vulnerabilities in other mobile applications, aligning with ATT&CK technique T1046 which addresses network service scanning and T1566 which covers credential harvesting through social engineering and network attacks. The vulnerability underscores the importance of following secure coding practices and adhering to mobile security frameworks that mandate proper cryptographic implementation and certificate validation procedures.