CVE-2018-17402 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can steal credit card details if users install malicious apps with accessibility permissions, exposing sensitive financial data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-17402?
CVE-2018-17402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 discover the Credit/Debit card number, expiration date, and CVV number. 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
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Phonepe Phonepe.
How do I fix CVE-2018-17402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-17402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17402 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-2018-17400 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2022-45835 WordPress PhonePe Payment Solutions Plugin <= 1.0.15 is vulnerable to Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2025-5154 PhonePe App SQLite Database databases cleartext storage in file
Sources
Also known as GHSA-534q-mqw6-hw55.