CVE-2017-5622 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A physical attacker can connect a malicious charger to a powered-off OnePlus device to enable ADB without authorization, allowing data exfiltration or further exploitation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-5622?

CVE-2017-5622 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

With OxygenOS before 4.0.3, when a charger is connected to a powered-off OnePlus 3 or 3T device, the platform starts with adbd enabled. Therefore, a malicious charger or a physical attacker can open up, without authorization, an ADB session with the device, in order to further exploit other vulnerabilities and/or exfiltrate sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5622?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oneplus Oxygenos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5622?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5622 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2017-5622 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5622 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pwjc-cjmg-4g8f.

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