CVE-2014-5321
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 · uneditedFileMaker Pro before 13 and Pro Advanced before 13 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-2319.
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 confidenceFileMaker Pro and Pro Advanced before version 13 fail to properly verify X.509 SSL certificates from servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates. This is a regression from an earlier incomplete fix for CVE-2013-2319.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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<= 12.0.0.0<= 12.0.0.0CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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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Identify installed FileMaker productCheck installed programs list (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac) for FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro AdvancedAffected if Either FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Pro Advanced is present on the system
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Determine FileMaker version numberOn Windows: open FileMaker, go to Help > About FileMaker Pro, or check registry under HKLM\Software\FileMaker\FileMaker Pro\Version. On Mac: right-click FileMaker app > Get Info, or run 'defaults read /Applications/FileMaker\ Pro.app/Contents/Info CFBundleShortVersionString'Affected if Version is 12.0.0.0 or lower
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Confirm network data sharing is enabledFileMaker uses SSL/TLS when connecting to FileMaker Server or hosting databases over network. Verify if the installation has ever connected to remote databases or uses FileMaker ServerAffected if The affected versions have the SSL verification flaw whenever network data sharing or server connections are used, which is a core feature of these products
A system is affected if FileMaker Pro or Pro Advanced version 12.0.0.0 or lower is installed and the product is used for any network communications or server connections.
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 dataUpgrade FileMaker Pro or Pro Advanced to version 13 or later, which implements proper SSL/TLS certificate chain validation.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-5321 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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