CVE-2024-6295 udn News App - Insecure Data Storage
Attackers with physical access or malicious apps can steal unencrypted session data from the udn News Android app to hijack user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-6295?
CVE-2024-6295 is a low-severity vulnerability in udn News App, published on 25 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
udn News Android APP stores the unencrypted user session in the local database when user log into the application. A malicious APP or an attacker with physical access to the Android device can retrieve this session and use it to log into the news APP and other services provided by udn.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6295?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-6295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-628q-5gqp-mr86.