CVE-2014-2271

Description

cn.wps.moffice.common.beans.print.CloudPrintWebView in Kingsoft Office 5.3.1, as used in Huawei P2 devices before V100R001C00B043, falls back to HTTP when the HTTPS connection to the registry fails, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct downgrade attacks and execute arbitrary Java code by leveraging a network position between the client and the registry to block HTTPS traffic.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.80% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory huawei.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory f-secure.com Third-Party Advisory f-secure.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2271?
CVE-2014-2271 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2271?
To fix CVE-2014-2271, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2271 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2271 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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