CVE-2014-7314
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 Intelligent SME (aka com.magzter.intelligentsme) application 3.0 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 Intelligent SME Android application version 3.0 fails to validate SSL/TLS server certificates, allowing an attacker on the same network to intercept encrypted communications by presenting a forged certificate. This enables man-in-the-middle attacks where sensitive credentials or data can be stolen.
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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= 3CVSS 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 installed app versionOpen Android Settings > Apps > Magzter Intelligent SME, or use ADB command: 'adb shell dumpsys package com.magzter.intelligentsme' to view versionInfo. Check if versionCode or versionName equals 3.0.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0 or falls within the = 3 version range
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Verify SSL validation is disabled in app codeDecompile the APK using apktool or similar tool. Inspect the source code for TrustManager implementation, specifically checking if validateServerCertificate() method properly verifies certificates or is empty/always returns true. Also check if the app uses a custom TrustManager that bypasses validation.Affected if The app implements a TrustManager that accepts all certificates or skips certificate chain validation
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Check network security configurationInspect the AndroidManifest.xml and any network_security_config.xml for trustAnchors or debug-overrides settings that may allow untrusted certificates.Affected if Network security config disables certificate validation or allows user-installed CA certificates for the app's domain traffic
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Test SSL/TLS certificate validation behaviorSet up a test environment with a proxy like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP using a self-signed certificate. Configure the device to trust the proxy CA. Attempt to intercept traffic from the app to its backend server.Affected if The app accepts the proxy's self-signed certificate and traffic flows without certificate validation errors, indicating the vulnerability is present
The user is affected if the installed app version is 3.0 and the app does not properly validate SSL/TLS server certificates, which can be confirmed by observing that the app accepts self-signed or forged certificates during a MITM test.
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 X.509 certificate validation using Android's CertificateManager and TrustManager, or enable network security config with custom trust anchors to ensure the app verifies server certificates before establishing SSL connections.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 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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