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Government BookstoreApplication · Govhk

CVE-2014-5772

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 Government Bookstore (aka hksarg.isd.sop.govbookstore) application 1.01 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 Government Bookstore Android application version 1.01 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks by presenting forged certificates. This enables attackers to intercept sensitive data transmitted between the app and backend servers.

MitigationImplement proper SSL/TLS certificate validation in the application, including certificate chain verification and hostname validation. Consider implementing certificate pinning for additional security.

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
Government BookstoreApplication
Affected:= 1.01

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.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Government Bookstore app is installed
    Check device or Play Store for installed apps named 'Government Bookstore' or 'GovHK Government Bookstore'
    Affected if The app is present on the device
  2. Check installed app version
    Navigate to Android Settings > Apps > Government Bookstore > Version information, or view in Play Store app listing
    Affected if Version is listed as 1.01 exactly
  3. Verify SSL certificate validation is absent
    Inspect app network traffic using a proxy like Burp or intercept traffic during app use; the app accepts invalid or forged SSL certificates without warning
    Affected if App accepts self-signed certificates or fails to validate server certificate chain

If the Government Bookstore app version 1.01 is installed and communicates over HTTPS without proper certificate validation, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

Implement proper SSL/TLS certificate validation in the application, including certificate chain verification and hostname validation. Consider implementing certificate pinning for additional security.

Fix this in Government Bookstore Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,600
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