# CVE-2011-4698: Information disclosure in n/a

> A malicious application can read or modify SMS messages and call records in the AndroidAppTools Easy Filter app due to improper data protection.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-47xw-gpq6-2gmf

## What is CVE-2011-4698?

CVE-2011-4698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The AndroidAppTools Easy Filter (com.phoneblocker.android) application 1.1 and 1.2 for Android does not properly protect data, which allows remote attackers to read or modify SMS messages and call records via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4698?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Androidapptools Easy Filter.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-4698?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-4698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4698 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-4698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jan 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4698/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4698
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4698
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-4698

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