CVE-2014-7717
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 Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt (aka com.appexpress.millshazelpropertymanagement) application 3.0.0 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 Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt Android application version 3.0.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept and modify traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates. This improper certificate validation allows attackers to spoof legitimate servers and capture sensitive information transmitted between the app and backend services.
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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= 3.0.0CVSS 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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Check if Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Apps, or use an enterprise mobility management (EMM) console or mobile device management (MDM) tool to list installed applications. Look for an app named 'Mills Hazel Property Mgmt' or 'Userfriendlymedia Mills Hazel Property Mgmt'.Affected if The app is present on the device
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Verify the installed version is 3.0.0In Settings > Apps > Apps on the Android device, tap on the Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt app and view the Version information under App info. Alternatively, use an EMM/MDM tool to query the app version attribute.Affected if The displayed version is exactly 3.0.0
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Confirm the app uses network communicationsReview the app's permissions in Settings > Apps > Apps > Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt > Permissions. Check for network-related permissions such as 'Internet' or 'Network communication'. Also observe network traffic if possible using a packet capture tool on a test device running the app.Affected if The app has Internet or network permissions and makes outbound connections
The environment is affected if the Mills-Hazel Property Mgmt Android application version 3.0.0 is installed on any device and that app transmits data over the network, because this specific version contains the improper X.509 certificate validation vulnerability.
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 in the Android application by using certificate pinning or ensuring standard TLS/SSL certificate chain verification is enforced for all network communications.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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