CVE-2017-13101 Hardcoded credentials in musical.ly

High 7.5 Published Updated

The Musical.ly iOS application uses a hard-coded encryption key, allowing attackers with access to the key to decrypt stored data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-13101?

CVE-2017-13101 is a high-severity vulnerability in musical.ly, published on 15 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Musical.ly Inc., musical.ly - your video social network, 6.1.6, 2017-10-03, iOS application uses a hard-coded key for encryption. Data stored using this key can be decrypted by anyone able to access this key.

Weakness: CWE-798

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tiktok Musical.ly.

How do I fix CVE-2017-13101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-13101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wx2p-8rwf-q476.

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