HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2014-0072

Cordova File Transfer vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
7.7%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
ios/CDVFileTransfer.m in the Apache Cordova File-Transfer standalone plugin (org.apache.cordova.file-transfer) before 0.4.2 for iOS and the File-Transfer plugin for iOS from Cordova 2.4.0 through 2.9.0 might allow remote attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging a default value of true for the trustAllHosts option.
Affected vendor
Apache
Affected product
Cordova File Transfer
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2017-10-30

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 7.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2014-0072

  • Confirm whether Apache Cordova File Transfer is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2014-0072.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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