What is CVE-2019-14516?

CVE-2019-14516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uidai Maadhaar, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2019-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-14516?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Uidai Maadhaar

CVE-2019-14516

The mAadhaar application 1.2.7 for Android lacks SSL Certificate Validation, leading to man-in-the-middle attacks against requests for FAQs or Help.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.007 (49.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Uidai Maadhaar — versions 1.2.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14516?: CVE-2019-14516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Uidai Maadhaar, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2019-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-14516?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.