Musical.ly 6.1.6 on iOS hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Musical.ly 6.1.6 on iOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-13101. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Musical.ly 6.1.6 on iOS (iOS App Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Musical.ly Inc., musical.ly - your video social network, 6.1.6, 2017-10-03, 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 presented 08/15/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13101 since 08/22/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

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.

See VDB-122927, VDB-122929, VDB-122930 and VDB-122931 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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 🔍
01/27/2025 +2356 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-13101 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13101
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122928
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2018 06:23
Updated: 01/27/2025 02:04
Changes: 08/16/2018 06:23 (59), 03/15/2020 21:20 (1), 01/27/2025 02:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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