Improper Certificate Validation in AWMS Mobile App



Published: 2020-01-31
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-5526
CWE-ID CWE-295
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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AWMS for iOS
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

AWMS for Android
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU24791

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5526

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected software fails to verify SSL server certificates. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SSL certificate, perform a man-in-the-middle attack and eavesdrop on an encrypted communication.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

AWMS for iOS: 2.0.0 - 2.0.8

AWMS for Android: 2.0.0 - 2.0.5

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00014057/index.html
http://onlinesupport.fujixerox.com/processDriverForm.do?ctry_code=SG&lang_code=en&d_lang=en&corp_pid=AWMS2&rts=null&model=ApeosWare+Management+Suite+2&type_id=7&oslist=Windows+10+64bit&lang_list=en


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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