VDB-123213 · CVE-2017-9821 · GCVE-0-2017-9821

National Payments of India BHIM 1.3 on Android SMS Validation hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in National Payments of India BHIM 1.3 on Android. This affects an unknown part of the component SMS Validation. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-9821. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in National Payments of India BHIM 1.3 on Android (Android App Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component SMS Validation. 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. The summary by CVE is:

The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android relies on three hardcoded strings (AK-NPCIMB, IM-NPCIBM, and VK-NPCIBM) for SMS validation, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

The bug was discovered 08/21/2018. The weakness was presented 08/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9821 since 06/22/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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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Productinfo

Type

Android App Software

Vendor

National Payments of India

Name

BHIM

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/22/2017 🔍
08/21/2018 +425 days 🔍
08/24/2018 +2 days 🔍
08/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
08/25/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2020 +571 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123213
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/25/2018 08:32
Updated: 03/18/2020 07:15
Changes: 08/25/2018 08:32 (45), 03/18/2020 07:15 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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