CVE-2016-4811
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 NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application 1.15.1 and earlier for Android and 1.13.0 and earlier for iOS allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain API access via unspecified vectors.
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 · moderate confidenceThe Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application fails to properly secure API communications, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept and obtain API access credentials. This indicates a transport layer security failure in the mobile application's network communication implementation.
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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= 1.13.0= 1.15.1CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Locate the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application on the deviceOn Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Japan Connected Free Wi-Fi. On iOS: Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage and find the app, or check in the App Store app listing.Affected if The application is installed on the device
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Identify the installed application version numberView the version information in the app's details screen (Android: App info screen shows Version; iOS: Tap the app in iPhone Storage to see Version).Affected if The displayed version is 1.13.0 or 1.15.1 specifically
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Verify the API communication method used by the applicationUse a network proxy tool (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept traffic from the mobile device while using the app. Observe whether API requests are sent over plain HTTP instead of HTTPS, or whether certificate validation is missing.Affected if API communications are transmitted over unencrypted HTTP or certificate validation failures occur during the proxy interception test
A user is affected if the Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi app version is exactly 1.13.0 or 1.15.1 and the app uses unencrypted HTTP for API 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 dataFix the application's network transport layer to properly validate server certificates and use TLS for all API communications; update to the latest patched versions of the application.
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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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