PT-2014-6908 · Facebook · Facebook Status Via

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-09-18 · Updated 2014-09-23 · CVE-2014-5923

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Facebook Status Via (aka com.StatusViaAdvanced) version 3.5

Description The issue concerns the Facebook Status Via application, which fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Recommendations For Facebook Status Via (aka com.StatusViaAdvanced) version 3.5, consider updating to a newer version that properly verifies X.509 certificates to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the application on unsecured networks to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5923

Affected Products

Facebook Status Via

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5923 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/266225 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note