Risk | Medium |
Patch available | NO |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2014-8507 |
CWE-ID | CWE-89 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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Google Android Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU41011
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8507
CWE-ID:
CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the (1) wapAppId or (2) contentType field of a PDU for a malformed WAPPush message, aka Bug 17969135. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and gain complete control over the affected application.
MitigationCybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Android: 1.0 - 4.4.3
CPE2.3http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129283/Android-WAPPushManager-SQL-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/86
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71310
http://xteam.baidu.com/?p=167
http://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/48ed835468c6235905459e6ef7df032baf3e4df6
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.