CVE-2014-7310
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 Ali Visual (aka com.ali.visual) 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 Ali Visual Android application version 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept and modify traffic by presenting forged certificates. This enables credential theft, session hijacking, and data exfiltration.
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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= 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
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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 the installed version of Ali VisualOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Ali Visual, or check the app info page in the Google Play Store if still installed. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The version shown is exactly 1.0 (Ali Visual Project Ali Visual = 1)
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Verify the application package nameUse a device inventory tool or check the app metadata to confirm the package identifier matches 'Ali Visual' or the known package name for this application.Affected if The application package corresponds to Ali Visual version 1.0
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Confirm SSL/TLS validation is missingAnalyze the application APK (if available) using a decompiler. Inspect the source code for custom TrustManager implementations, check whether android:networkSecurityConfig is properly set, and look for any implementations of X509TrustManager that skip validation or accept all certificates.Affected if The code contains a TrustManager that accepts all certificates or performs no certificate chain validation
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Test for certificate validation failureSet up a man-in-the-middle proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) with an untrusted CA certificate. Configure the Android device to trust this CA and attempt to intercept traffic from the Ali Visual app.Affected if The app successfully connects through the proxy without certificate validation errors, demonstrating it accepts untrusted certificates
If the installed Ali Visual application is version 1.0 and accepts untrusted SSL certificates during network connections, the environment is affected by CVE-2014-7310.
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 chain validation using Android's built-in certificate validation mechanisms or a trusted TrustManager implementation. Consider certificate pinning for additional security.
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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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