CVE-2025-4378
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 · uneditedCleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Ataturk University ATA-AOF Mobile Application allows Authentication Abuse, Authentication Bypass. This issue affects ATA-AOF Mobile Application: before 20.06.2025.
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 ATA-AOF Mobile Application transmits sensitive authentication data in cleartext (unencrypted) and contains hard-coded credentials embedded in the application code. Attackers can intercept the cleartext traffic to steal credentials or directly extract hardcoded credentials from the application binary, enabling authentication abuse and complete authentication bypass.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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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Confirm ATA-AOF Mobile Application presenceLocate and identify the ATA-AOF Mobile Application installation in your environment, noting the installed version if visible in application metadata or package informationAffected if The ATA-AOF Mobile Application is present and the version predates the June 2025 patch
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Inspect network traffic for cleartext authentication dataUse a network proxy or packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or Burp Suite) to intercept and inspect outgoing traffic from the application, focusing on authentication endpoints and login requestsAffected if Authentication credentials, session tokens, or sensitive user data are transmitted in cleartext (unencrypted) without TLS/SSL protection
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Analyze application binary for hardcoded credentialsExtract the application binary (APK for Android or IPA for iOS), decompile or disassemble it, and search within the code for embedded username/password strings, API keys, or authentication tokens stored in plaintextAffected if Hardcoded credentials, API keys, or plaintext secrets are found embedded directly in the application code or configuration files
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Verify TLS/SSL encryption statusCheck the application's network configuration and code to determine whether HTTPS/TLS is implemented for all authentication-related network communicationsAffected if TLS/SSL encryption is not implemented or is disabled for authentication traffic, allowing cleartext transmission
Your environment is affected if the ATA-AOF Mobile Application is present, transmits authentication data in cleartext, or contains hardcoded credentials embedded in the application binary.
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 dataReplace hardcoded credentials with proper dynamic authentication mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, token-based auth) and implement TLS/SSL encryption for all network communications. Update to the patched version released after 20.06.2025.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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