# CVE-2020-7744: Information Exposure

> The Mintegral Android SDK module secretly tracks and exfiltrates user download data, including APKs and Google links, to remote servers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c6p9-24rc-jr5h

## What is CVE-2020-7744?

CVE-2020-7744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in com.mintegral.msdk:alphab, published on 15 Oct 2020. 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

This affects all versions of package com.mintegral.msdk:alphab. The Android SDK distributed by the company contains malicious functionality in this module that tracks: 1. Downloads from Google urls either within Google apps or via browser including file downloads, e-mail attachments and Google Docs links. 2. All apk downloads, either organic or not. Mintegral listens to download events in Android's download manager and detects if the downloaded file's url contains: a. google.com or comes from a Google app (the com.android.vending package) b. Ends with .apk for apk downloads In both cases, the module sends the captured data back to Mintegral's servers. Note that the malicious functionality keeps running even if the app is currently not in focus (running in the background).

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7744?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.mintegral.msdk:alphab. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.mintegral.msdk:alphab` | Maven | All versions to 14.6.01 | None |
| `com.mintegral.msdk:alphab` | Maven | All versions to 14.6.01 | None |

Products: Mintegral Mintegraladsdk.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7744?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7744 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7744 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in com.mintegral.msdk:alphab

- [CVE-2020-7745](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7745/): Malicious Package (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2020-7705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7705/): Malicious Package (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7744 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7744 is a medium-severity vulnerability in com.mintegral.msdk:alphab, published on 15 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7744 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.mintegral.msdk:alphab (Maven): affected all versions up to 14.6.01; no fix listed
- com.mintegral.msdk:alphab (Maven): affected all versions up to 14.6.01; no fix listed

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-2020-7744/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7744/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7744
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7744
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7744

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7744/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.