CVE-2014-5876
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 WD My Cloud (aka com.wdc.wd2go) application 4.0.0 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 WD My Cloud (com.wdc.wd2go) Android application version 4.0.0 fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers during HTTPS connections, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates and capture sensitive information transmitted between the app and legitimate servers.
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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= 4.0.0CVSS 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
- 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 WD My Cloud app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps and look for 'My Cloud' or check installed apps for package name 'com.wdc.wd2go' using ADB command: adb shell pm list packages | grep wdcAffected if The package com.wdc.wd2go is found among installed applications
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Verify the installed versionCheck the app version in the Google Play Store app listing, in Settings > Apps > My Cloud > App info, or using ADB: adb shell dumpsys package com.wdc.wd2go | grep versionNameAffected if The installed version is exactly 4.0.0 (no other versions are affected by this specific CVE)
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Confirm the vulnerability appliesThis vulnerability is inherent to the app code itself - the app does not perform X.509 certificate chain validation during HTTPS connections. There is no configuration setting to check. The vulnerability exists when the app connects to cloud.wd2go.com or mycloud.com over HTTPS.Affected if The app version is 4.0.0 and users connect to the cloud service over HTTPS from this device
A user is affected if the WD My Cloud Android app version 4.0.0 (package com.wdc.wd2go) is installed on their device and they use the app to connect to cloud services.
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/TLS certificate validation in the Android application by using a correctly configured TrustManager that validates the certificate chain, hostname, and expiration, or employ certificate pinning for added security.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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