CVE-2017-14486

Description

The Vibease Wireless Remote Vibrator app for Android and the Vibease Chat app for iOS use cleartext to exchange messages with other apps and the PLAIN SASL mechanism to send auth tokens to Vibease servers, which allows remote attackers to obtain user credentials, messages, and other sensitive information by sniffing the network for XMPP traffic.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.15%
Third-Party Advisory acm.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3139942&preflayout=flat third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14486?
CVE-2017-14486 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14486?
To fix CVE-2017-14486, 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-2017-14486 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14486 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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