CVE-2014-7351 in GLOBAL MOVIE MAGAZINE
Summary
by MITRE
The GLOBAL MOVIE MAGAZINE (aka com.magzter.globalmoviemagazine) application 3.0 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 • 10/03/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-7351 affects the GLOBAL MOVIE MAGAZINE Android application version 3.0, presenting a critical security flaw in the application's handling of secure communications. This issue stems from the application's failure to properly validate X.509 certificates during SSL/TLS connections, creating a significant attack surface that malicious actors can exploit to compromise user data integrity. The vulnerability specifically impacts the application's secure communication protocols, where it fails to perform certificate verification against trusted certificate authorities, leaving users exposed to potential data interception and manipulation attacks.
The technical flaw manifests in the application's cryptographic implementation where SSL/TLS certificate validation is either completely disabled or improperly implemented, allowing the application to accept any certificate presented by a server without proper authentication. This represents a fundamental breakdown in the application's security architecture, as it violates established security protocols that require certificate chain validation, expiration checking, and trust verification against recognized certificate authorities. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-295, which specifically addresses improper certificate validation in secure communications, and represents a classic example of weak cryptography implementation that undermines the entire security model of the application.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe and multifaceted, as it enables man-in-the-middle attackers to establish fraudulent connections with the application's servers. Attackers can craft malicious certificates that appear legitimate to the vulnerable application, allowing them to intercept sensitive user communications, credentials, and personal information transmitted through the application. This vulnerability directly enables credential theft, data exfiltration, and session hijacking attacks, potentially compromising user accounts and personal data. The threat landscape for this vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1046, which covers network service scanning, and T1566, which involves credential harvesting through various attack vectors, making the application particularly susceptible to sophisticated cyber attacks.
Mitigation strategies for this vulnerability require immediate implementation of proper SSL/TLS certificate validation mechanisms within the application. The fix should involve enabling certificate chain validation, implementing proper trust store management, and ensuring that all SSL/TLS connections verify certificate authenticity against recognized certificate authorities. Security measures should include updating the application to enforce certificate pinning where appropriate, implementing proper certificate validation routines that check certificate expiration dates, and ensuring that certificate chains are properly validated. Organizations should also consider implementing network-level security controls such as SSL inspection and monitoring for suspicious certificate activity, while the application developers must adhere to established security standards including those defined in NIST SP 800-52 for certificate management and RFC 5280 for X.509 certificate validation requirements. Regular security audits and penetration testing should be conducted to ensure that similar vulnerabilities are not present in other components of the application's security infrastructure.