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Anywhere Pad Meet CollaborateApplication · Anywherepad

CVE-2014-5579

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-09-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The Anywhere Pad-Meet, Collaborate (aka com.azeus.anywherepad) application 4.0.1031 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 confidence

The Android application Anywhere Pad-Meet, Collaborate (com.azeus.anywherepad) version 4.0.1031 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers during secure connections, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates and obtain sensitive information.

MitigationThe application must be updated to implement proper SSL/TLS certificate validation, including verification of the certificate chain, hostname matching, and trust anchor validation.

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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
Anywhere Pad Meet CollaborateApplication
Affected:= 4.0.1031

CVSS 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.

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  1. Verify if the vulnerable app is installed
    On the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps, or use ADB command: pm list packages | grep com.azeus.anywherepad
    Affected if The package com.azeus.anywherepad is present on the device
  2. Check the installed application version
    In Settings > Apps > All Apps > Anywhere Pad, view the Version info, or use ADB: dumpsys package com.azeus.anywherepad | grep versionName
    Affected if The reported version is exactly 4.0.1031
  3. Confirm the app handles sensitive data over network
    Review app functionality: determine if it is used for business meetings, collaboration, or transmits any sensitive business information over network connections
    Affected if The app is used for sensitive communications and is version 4.0.1031

You are affected if the Anywhere Pad app (com.azeus.anywherepad) version 4.0.1031 is installed and used for sensitive communications, as it does not validate SSL certificates allowing potential interception of your data.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

The application must be updated to implement proper SSL/TLS certificate validation, including verification of the certificate chain, hostname matching, and trust anchor validation.

Fix this in Anywhere Pad Meet Collaborate Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,290
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