CVE-2014-4885
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 · uneditedThe CPWORLD Close Protection World (aka com.tapatalk.closeprotectionworldcom) application 3.4.4 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.
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 confidenceThe CPWORLD Close Protection World Android application version 3.4.4 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL/TLS servers. This critical flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting fraudulent certificates, enabling server spoofing and unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted by the app.
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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 data= 3.4.4CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Check if Close Protection World app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps, or run 'adb shell pm list packages' to list all installed packages. Look for any package containing 'cpworld', 'closeprotection', or similar.Affected if The app is found installed on the device.
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Identify the exact package nameRun 'adb shell pm list packages | grep -i cpworld' or manually locate the app in Settings > Apps and note its package name.Affected if A package name related to CPWORLD or Close Protection World exists.
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Retrieve the installed version numberRun 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' replacing <package_name> with the identified package, or view the app in Settings > Apps and check the Version field under App Info.Affected if The version displayed is 3.4.4.
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Verify certificate validation is disabledDecompile the APK (using apktool) and inspect the network code for SSL/TLS implementation. Look for custom TrustManager or hostname verifier implementations that bypass certificate validation, or check if the app uses a custom network library that does not validate certificates.Affected if The code shows custom TrustManager that accepts all certificates, or hostname verification is disabled, or no certificate validation logic is present.
A user is affected if the Close Protection World Android app version 3.4.4 is installed AND the app does not properly validate SSL/TLS certificates (the APK code shows disabled or missing certificate chain and hostname validation).
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 proper X.509 certificate validation within the app's network layer, including certificate chain verification and hostname validation. Alternatively, consider implementing certificate pinning for added security.
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