CVE-2025-14022
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 · uneditedLINE client for iOS prior to 15.4 allows man-in-the-middle attacks due to improper SSL/TLS certificate validation in an integrated financial SDK. The SDK interfered with the application's network processing, causing server certificate verification to be disabled for a significant portion of network traffic, which could allow a network-adjacent attacker to intercept or modify encrypted communications.
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 LINE iOS client prior to version 15.4 contains an integrated financial SDK that interferes with the application's network processing, causing SSL/TLS certificate verification to be disabled for a significant portion of network traffic. This allows a man-in-the-middle attacker to intercept or modify encrypted communications.
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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< 15.4.0CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 LINE iOS versionOpen the LINE app, go to Settings (gear icon) > About LINE > Version, or check via the App Store app's purchased list, or check in iOS Settings > General > iPhone Storage > LINEAffected if The displayed version number is lower than 15.4.0 (for example 15.3.0, 15.2.0, etc.)
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Verify iOS as the platformConfirm the LINE app is running on iOS (iPhone or iPad), not Android or another platformAffected if The app is the iOS version and the version is below 15.4.0
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Confirm the financial SDK presenceThis check is implicit - the affected SDK is bundled with all LINE iOS versions prior to 15.4.0; no manual verification of the SDK itself is requiredAffected if The app version is confirmed as vulnerable (below 15.4.0), meaning the bundled SDK contains the certificate verification bypass
You are affected if you have LINE for iOS installed with a version number lower than 15.4.0, as the bundled financial SDK in those versions disables TLS certificate validation for network traffic.
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.
dbcve · scoped15.4.0
Update LINE for iOS to version 15.4 or later, which contains a corrected SDK with proper certificate validation.
Line iOS 15.4.0 or later
- Upgrade the LINE iOS application to version 15.4.0 or later from the Apple App Store
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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