CVE-2014-7456
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 Digit Magazine (aka com.magzter.digitmagazine) application 3.01 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 confidenceThe Digit Magazine Android app version 3.01 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting a crafted certificate. This enables credential theft and session hijacking when users connect to the app's backend 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= 3.01CVSS 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
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- Complexity
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- 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 the Digit Magazine app is installedOn the Android device, check installed packages. Use 'adb shell pm list packages | grep digit' or 'adb shell pm list packages | grep magzter', or manually check in Settings > Apps for 'Digit Magazine' or 'Magzter Digit Magazine'Affected if The package 'com.magzter.digit' or similar Digit/Magzter magazine package is found on the device
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Determine the installed app versionRun 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' and look for versionName or versionCode, or check in Settings > Apps > Digit Magazine > VersionAffected if The version is exactly 3.01 (versionName = 3.01 or versionCode corresponds to 3.01)
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Inspect network traffic for certificate validation failureConfigure a proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) with an invalid/self-signed certificate and attempt to use the app. Observe if the app accepts the invalid certificate and completes connections.Affected if The app successfully loads content and makes requests through the proxy with an invalid certificate, indicating no proper X.509 validation
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Analyze app binaries for insecure SSL implementationDecompile the APK using tools like jadx or apktool. Search the source for HttpClient, HttpsURLConnection, or TrustManager implementations. Look for code that disables certificate validation (e.g., TrustManager that accepts all certificates,HostnameVerifier that accepts any host)Affected if Code is found that implements a custom TrustManager that accepts all certificates or disables SSL validation
The defender is affected if the Magzter Digit Magazine app version 3.01 is installed on any Android device in their environment and the app accepts invalid SSL certificates during network communications.
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 validation using certificate pinning or standard X.509 chain verification in all network requests within the Android application.
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- 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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