CVE-2014-7492
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 Secretos de belleza (aka com.rareartifact.secretosdebelleza83A55CB8) 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 Android application 'Secretos de belleza' version 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting fraudulent certificates and capture sensitive data transmitted by the app.
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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
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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Confirm if the vulnerable app is installedCheck your Android device or emulator for an app named 'Secretos de belleza' or 'Secretos De Belleza' from vendor 'Tejonstore'. Verify the installed version is 1.0 or 1.Affected if The app 'Secretos De Belleza' version 1 from Tejonstore is installed on the device.
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Identify network traffic from the appUse a network traffic analysis tool (such as a proxy like Burp Suite or Wireshark) to capture and inspect outbound connections made by the app while it is in use.Affected if The app transmits data over network without proper SSL/TLS certificate validation, which would be evident if the app accepts connections to your interception proxy without certificate errors.
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Test for missing certificate validationSet up a man-in-the-middle proxy with an invalid (self-signed) certificate and attempt to intercept traffic from the app. Observe whether the app accepts the invalid certificate and completes the connection.Affected if The app accepts the invalid certificate and continues transmitting data, indicating X.509 certificate validation is not being performed.
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Review app code for certificate validation logicIf you have access to the APK, decompile it and inspect the code for SSL/TLS validation. Look for implementations of TrustManager, hostname verification, or the use of custom X509TrustManager. Check if certificate pinning is implemented.Affected if The code lacks proper certificate chain validation, uses a custom TrustManager that accepts all certificates, or has no hostname verification.
You are affected if the 'Secretos De Belleza' version 1 app from Tejonstore is installed and it accepts invalid SSL certificates or lacks X.509 certificate validation, allowing intercepted 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/TLS certificate validation in the application, preferably through certificate pinning or thorough chain-of-trust verification, and test that legitimate certificates are accepted while invalid ones are rejected.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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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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