A vulnerability has been found in FreeFrom App up to 1.3.4 on Android/iOS and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a channel accessible vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-300. The product does not adequately verify the identity of actors at both ends of a communication channel, or does not adequately ensure the integrity of the channel, in a way that allows the channel to be accessed or influenced by an actor that is not an endpoint. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Reliance on obfuscation or encryption of security-relevant inputs without integrity checking issue exists in "FreeFrom - the nostr client" App versions prior to 1.3.5 for Android and iOS. If this vulnerability is exploited, the content of direct messages (DMs) between users may be manipulated by a man-in-the-middle attack.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-36279 since 06/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1557.

Upgrading to version 1.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• 1.3.0
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