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CVE-2014-6864

5.4 · MEDIUM

The Forest River Forums (aka com.socialknowledge.forestriverforums) application 3.7.5 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to sp…

Published Oct 2, 2014socialknowledgeCWE-310EPSS 0.27%

Overview

CVE-2014-6864 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting socialknowledge forest_river_forums. It was published on October 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The Forest River Forums (aka com.socialknowledge.forestriverforums) application 3.7.5 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from socialknowledge. Update forest_river_forums to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327737Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497Refdocs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharingRefwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/327737Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497Refdocs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6864?

CVE-2014-6864 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting socialknowledge forest_river_forums. It was published on October 2, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-6864?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-6864?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from socialknowledge. Update forest_river_forums to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2014-6864?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-6864 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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