CVE-2018-17400 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can steal user credentials during initial setup by intercepting input via malicious apps with accessibility permissions, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17400?
CVE-2018-17400 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2018. 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 PhonePe wallet (aka com.PhonePe.app) application 3.0.6 through 3.3.26 for Android might allow attackers to perform Account Takeover attacks by intercepting the user name and PIN during the initial configuration of the application. NOTE: the vendor says that, to exploit this, the user has to explicitly install a malicious app and provide accessibility permission to the malicious app, that the Android platform provides fair warnings to the users before turning on accessibility for any application, and that it believes it is similar to installing malicious keyboards, or malicious apps taking screenshots
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17400?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phonepe Phonepe.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17400?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-17400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2018-17401 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2018-17403 Business logic in n/a
- CVE-2022-45835 WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions Plugin <= 1.0.15 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2018-17402 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2025-5154 PhonePe App SQLite Database databases cleartext storage in file
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pv8p-frrc-h2w3.