Coinomi up to 1.7.6 cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Coinomi up to 1.7.6. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext transmission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-20200. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. The vendor replied with: "(...) there isn't any security implication associated with your findings."

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Coinomi up to 1.7.6. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 11/08/2017 by Luke Childs (lukechilds) as 213. It is possible to read the advisory at web.archive.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-20200. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1040 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at web.archive.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor replied with: "(...) there isn't any security implication associated with your findings."

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

Further details are available at reddit.com. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/08/2017 🔍
09/21/2025 +2874 days 🔍
09/22/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 213
Researcher: Luke Childs (lukechilds)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-20200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-20200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325143
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2025 11:13
Updated: 09/22/2025 07:02
Changes: 09/21/2025 11:13 (56), 09/22/2025 07:02 (3)
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Submitter: lukechilds
Committer: lukechilds
Cache ID: 216:622:103

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #653875: COINOMI LTD Coinomi <=1.7.6 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (information dis (by lukechilds)

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