[jira] [Closed] (CB-12809) Google Play Blocker: Unsafe SSL TrustManager Defined

["Vishal Mishra (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12809?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Vishal Mishra closed CB-12809.
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    Resolution: Won't Fix

With the new features introduced in [XMLHttpRequest|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest], this plugin is not needed any more. Migrating from this plugin to using the new features of [XMLHttpRequest|https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/XMLHttpRequest], is explained in this [Cordova blog post|https://cordova.apache.org/blog/2017/10/18/from-filetransfer-to-xhr2.html].

> Google Play Blocker: Unsafe SSL TrustManager Defined
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: CB-12809
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-12809
>             Project: Apache Cordova
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: cordova-plugin-file-transfer (DEPRECATED)
>    Affects Versions: 1.6.1
>            Reporter: Aleksandr Movsesyan
>            Priority: Critical
>              Labels: android
>
> We are using a security tool that reported this issue.
> The following Java classes defined within the App define a custom (https://developer.android.com/reference/javax/net/ssl/X509TrustManager.html) X509TrustManager that does not validate SSL certificates:
> org.apache.cordova.filetransfer.FileTransfer$3
> The affected classes define an empty checkServerTrusted() method, thereby disabling SSL validation and hence accepting any SSL certificate as valid, if the class is used when connecting to a server over SSL/TLS.
> Regardless of whether affected classes are used or not at runtime, Google Play is blocking any App that defines such an insecure X509TrustManager as detailed on Google's support page(https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/6346016):
> "Beginning May 17, 2016, Google Play will block publishing of any new apps or updates containing the unsafe implementation of the interface X509TrustManager."
> Additionally, Google's presentation at the Black Hat 2016 conference (https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-16/materials/us-16-Kralevich-The-Art-Of-Defense-How-Vulnerabilities-Help-Shape-Security-Features-And-Mitigations-In-Android.pdf) details (on slide 45) the vulnerable code found in the vulnerable classes, that Google Play will ban:
> // Dangerous code: do not do this!
> SLContext ctx = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
> ctx.init(null, new TrustManager[] {
>     new X509TrustManager() {
>         public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String authType) {} 
>         public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] chain, String  authType) {} 
>         public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {return new X509Certificate[]{}; } } }, null);
> HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(ctx.getSocketFactory());
> Lastly, a list of Apps that have already been blocked by Google Play because of this issue can be found here(https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=%5Bandroid-security%5D+checkServerTrusted).



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