PhonePe Wallet up to 3.0.6 on Android com.PhonePe.app Application credentials management ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PhonePe Wallet up to 3.0.6 on Android. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file com.PhonePe.app. This manipulation as part of Application causes credentials management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-17400. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is still unclear if this vulnerability genuinely exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PhonePe Wallet up to 3.0.6 on Android (Android App Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file com.PhonePe.app. The manipulation as part of a Application leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The PhonePe wallet (aka com.PhonePe.app) application 3.0.6 through 3.3.26 for Android might allow attackers to perform Account Takeover attacks by intercepting the user name and PIN during the initial configuration of the application.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2018. The weakness was released 09/23/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17400 since 09/23/2018. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

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

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-124414, VDB-124413 and VDB-124412. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2018 🔍
09/23/2018 +3 days 🔍
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09/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
09/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
08/05/2024 +2142 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined
Disputed: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-17400 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17400
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124411
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2018 08:26
Updated: 08/05/2024 16:00
Changes: 09/24/2018 08:26 (60), 03/26/2020 17:50 (1), 08/05/2024 16:00 (29)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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