CVE-2018-15542
Telegram Passcode Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 9, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.5
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-2018-15542.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5d | Third Party Advisory |
| https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5d | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 05, 2024
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred. An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5d No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5d Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-287 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:4.8.11:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15542 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15542
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.00%
score
0.27488
percentile