PT-2017-18638 · Unknown · The Life Before Us Yo

Published 2017-05-15 · Updated 2017-05-24 · CVE-2017-8937

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Life Before Us Yo app version 2.5.8

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, as the app does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

Recommendations For version 2.5.8, 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 app's access to sensitive information until a patch is available.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8937

Affected Products

The Life Before Us Yo

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8937 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8937 · Vendor Advisory
• https://medium.com/%40chronic_9612/follow-up-76-popular-apps-confirmed-vulnerable-to-silent-interception-of-tls-protected-data-64185035029f · Note