CVE-2014-0357
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAmtelco miSecureMessages allows remote attackers to read the messages of arbitrary users via an XML request containing a valid license key and a modified contactID value, as demonstrated by a request from the iOS or Android application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAmtelco miSecureMessages contains an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability where the application accepts XML requests containing a valid license key with a modified contactID parameter. This allows authenticated users to read messages belonging to arbitrary users by manipulating the contactID value in requests, bypassing proper authorization checks that should restrict access to only the authenticated user's own messages.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm miSecureMessages deploymentIdentify if Amtelco miSecureMessages application is installed or hosted in your environment. Check for associated web services, IIS/Apache configurations, or application directories containing 'miSecureMessages' or 'misecuremessages' files.Affected if The application is present and accessible in your environment
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Locate the XML message request endpointIdentify the web endpoint or API that handles XML-based message requests. Common paths may include /messages, /messagerequest, or similar XML-handling endpoints. Inspect web server logs or application configuration for XML POST handlers processing the contactID parameter.Affected if The XML request endpoint is exposed and accepts POST requests with license key and contactID parameters
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Verify authorization validation existsExamine server-side code or configuration that processes incoming XML requests. Determine whether the application validates that the authenticated session's contactID matches the contactID parameter in the request before returning message data.Affected if The application does not validate that the requested contactID matches the authenticated user's session, or no server-side authorization check is performed on the contactID parameter
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Test IDOR vulnerability existenceSubmit an XML request with a valid license key but a contactID value different from your authenticated session. Observe whether the response returns message data belonging to another user.Affected if Requests with modified contactID values return message data for arbitrary users, confirming the IDOR vulnerability is present
If miSecureMessages is deployed and the XML endpoint accepts requests without properly validating that the contactID matches the authenticated user's session, the environment is affected by this IDOR vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement server-side authorization validation to ensure the authenticated user's session matches the requested contactID before returning message data. Consider additional authentication factors beyond a static license key.
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