CVE-2014-7016
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 Mahasna Batik (aka com.batik.mahasna) application 1.0 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 Mahasna Batik Android application 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers during HTTPS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates, enabling server spoofing and theft of sensitive data transmitted by the app.
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= 1CVSS 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 Mahasna Batik app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps or use ADB command 'adb shell pm list packages' to list installed packages. Look for a package related to Mahasna Batik.Affected if The package named 'Mahasna Batik' or similar is present on the device
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Verify the app versionCheck the installed version of the Mahasna Batik app in Settings > Apps > Mahasna Batik > Version info, or use 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' to get version details.Affected if The installed version is 1.0 (or version 1)
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Test SSL certificate validation with a proxyConfigure an HTTPS proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) on the network, install the proxy CA certificate on the Android device, and attempt to intercept traffic from the Mahasna Batik app.Affected if The app successfully connects through the proxy without certificate errors, indicating certificate validation is not properly implemented
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Analyze network traffic for proper certificate handlingUse a network traffic analysis tool (such as Wireshark or Android traffic dumps) to observe whether the app rejects connections with invalid or self-signed certificates.Affected if The app accepts connections with invalid, expired, or self-signed certificates without raising errors
If Mahasna Batik version 1.0 is installed and accepts SSL connections through an interception proxy without certificate validation errors, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 by using a trusted Certificate Authority (CA) chain validation or certificate pinning to ensure the app verifies the identity of remote servers before transmitting data.
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- Implementation6.0 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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