CVE-2014-7501
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 Translation Widget (aka com.wTranslationGadget) application 0.1 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 Translation Widget Android application fails to validate X.509 certificates when establishing SSL/TLS connections, allowing any certificate (including attacker-controlled ones) to be accepted. This enables man-in-the-middle attacks where attackers can intercept and decrypt sensitive communications between the app and backend servers.
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= 0.1CVSS 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 installed Translation Widget versionCheck the installed version of the Translation Widget Android application on the device. On Android, this can be done via Settings > Apps > Translation Widget, or by using ADB: adb shell dumpsys package com.translationwidget | grep versionNameAffected if The installed version is 0.1 (Translation Widget = 0.1)
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Verify SSL certificate validation is disabled in network security configInspect the app's network_security_config.xml (or network security configuration) for settings that disable certificate validation. Check for usesCleartextTraffic or trustAnchors configurations that bypass validation.Affected if The network security config allows unvalidated certificates or cleartext traffic to sensitive endpoints
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Examine SSL/TLS implementation in app codeDecompile or inspect the APK (using tools like jadx, apktool, or Androguard). Look for HttpURLConnection, HttpsURLConnection, or network library usage. Check if custom TrustManager or HostnameVerifier implementations bypass validation (e.g., empty implementation, returning true for all checks).Affected if The code contains a TrustManager that accepts all certificates or a HostnameVerifier that accepts any hostname
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Test for MITM vulnerability with traffic interceptionConfigure a proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) with a self-signed certificate and route the device's traffic through it. Attempt to intercept communications from the Translation Widget app.Affected if The app successfully connects and transmits data through the proxy with an untrusted certificate, indicating certificate validation is not occurring
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Check for certificate pinning implementationSearch the decompiled app code for certificate pinning implementations (e.g., Sha256Pin, CertificatePinner in OkHttp, or custom pinning logic). Verify if pinned certificates match expected server certificates.Affected if No certificate pinning is implemented and certificate validation is missing
A defender is affected if they have Translation Widget version 0.1 installed AND the app accepts SSL/TLS connections with invalid or untrusted certificates, allowing traffic interception.
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 a TrustManager that verifies the certificate chain against trusted Certificate Authorities, or implement certificate pinning for known server certificates.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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