6.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-12271
Apple iOS Dropbox TouchID Authentication Bypass
Description

An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric (TouchID) validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes iOS devices on which a jailbreak has occurred

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2018, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12271 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dropbox dropbox
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12271.

URL Resource
https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Tool Signature
https://hackerone.com/reports/363544 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0 Broken Link Permissions Required
https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Tool Signature
https://hackerone.com/reports/363544 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0 Broken Link Permissions Required

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349
    Added Reference https://hackerone.com/reports/363544
    Added Reference https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric (TouchID) validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes iOS devices on which a jailbreak has occurred. An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric (TouchID) validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes iOS devices on which a jailbreak has occurred
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://hackerone.com/reports/363544 No Types Assigned https://hackerone.com/reports/363544 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Tool Signature
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0 No Types Assigned https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0 Broken Link, Permissions Required
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dropbox:dropbox:100.2:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.03%

score

0.51817

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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