MensaMax 4.3 on Android DES hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MensaMax 4.3 on Android. It has been declared as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to hard-coded credentials (DES). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-15753. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MensaMax 4.3 on Android (Android App Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability (DES). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in the MensaMax (aka com.breustedt.mensamax) application 4.3 for Android. The use of a Hard-coded DES Cryptographic Key allows an attacker who decodes the application to decrypt transmitted data such as the login username and password.

The bug was discovered 10/01/2018. The weakness was published 10/02/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-15753 since 08/23/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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.

Similar entry is available at VDB-124689. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Name: DES
Class: Hard-coded credentials / DES
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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2018 🔍
10/01/2018 +39 days 🔍
10/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/02/2018 +0 days 🔍
10/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/28/2020 +542 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-15753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-15753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124690
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2018 07:51
Updated: 03/28/2020 19:42
Changes: 10/03/2018 07:51 (60), 03/28/2020 19:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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