CVE-2014-5581
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 mirror photo shape (aka com.baiwang.styleinstamirror) application 1.4 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 Android application 'mirror photo shape' (com.baiwang.styleinstamirror) version 1.4 fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates and obtain sensitive user data.
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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= 1.4CVSS 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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Identify if Mirror Photo Shape app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Downloaded, or use a command like 'adb shell pm list packages' to list all installed packages. Look for package name 'com.baiwang.styleinstamirror' or app name 'Mirror Photo Shape'.Affected if The app with package name com.baiwang.styleinstamirror is present on the device
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Determine the installed app versionIn Settings > Apps > Mirror Photo Shape, view the version info under App Info. Alternatively, use 'adb shell dumpsys package com.baiwang.styleinstamirror' and look for versionName or versionCode.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.4
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Verify the app makes network requestsUse a network proxy tool such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP to intercept traffic from the device. Configure the device to trust the proxy's certificate. Run the app and observe if it accepts the proxy certificate without validation errors.Affected if The app successfully communicates over HTTPS through an intercepting proxy, indicating SSL verification is bypassed
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Analyze app SSL implementationDecompile the APK using tools like jadx or apktool. Examine the source code for custom TrustManager implementations or cases where SSLSocketFactory is created without proper certificate validation. Search for code that bypasses hostname verification.Affected if The app contains code that creates custom TrustManager or SSLSocketFactory that does not validate the certificate chain, or disables hostname verification
Your environment is affected if the Mirror Photo Shape app (com.baiwang.styleinstamirror) version 1.4 is installed and the app accepts SSL connections through an intercepting proxy without proper certificate 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 SSL certificate validation in the Android app, including chain-of-trust verification and hostname validation, using a custom TrustManager that validates the entire certificate chain.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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