DistinctDev Moron Test 6.3.1 on iOS hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DistinctDev Moron Test 6.3.1 on iOS. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13100. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in DistinctDev Moron Test 6.3.1 on iOS (iOS App Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

DistinctDev, Inc., The Moron Test, 6.3.1, 2017-05-04, iOS application uses a hard-coded key for encryption. Data stored using this key can be decrypted by anyone able to access this key.

The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/15/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-13100 since 08/22/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2017 🔍
08/14/2018 +357 days 🔍
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08/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/12/2025 +2341 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-13100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122927
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2018 06:22
Updated: 01/12/2025 03:41
Changes: 08/16/2018 06:22 (60), 03/15/2020 21:28 (1), 01/12/2025 03:41 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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