CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-14486

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Organizations using these apps are at risk of credential theft and exposure of sensitive information, which can lead to serious security breaches and loss of user trust.

Recommendation

It is recommended that users avoid using these apps on unsecured networks and that developers implement encryption for communication and more secure authentication mechanisms.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS