CVE-2019-14516 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The mAadhaar application 1.2.7 for Android lacks SSL Certificate Validation, leading to man-in-the-middle attacks against requests for FAQs or Help.

Published: 2019-08-13

Score: 7.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:uidai:maadhaar:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-5690	The mAadhaar application 1.2.7 for Android lacks SSL Certificate Validation, leading to man-in-the-middle attacks against requests for FAQs or Help.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00697.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/fs0c131y/ConPresentations/blob/master/AppSecVillageDefcon27.mAadhaar.pdf
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.gov.uidai.mAadhaarPlus&hl=en_US

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Uidai Maadhaar

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-08-13T13:36:32.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T00:19:41.361Z

Reserved: 2019-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-14516

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-08-13T14:15:12.617

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:18:34.297

Link: CVE-2019-14516

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-295
Improper Certificate Validation

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