Use of hard-coded credentials in Studyplus App

1) Use of hard-coded credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU48519

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5667

CWE-ID: CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to sensitive imformation on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to presence of hard-coded credentials in application code. A local attacker can obtain the API key for an external service by analyzing data in the app.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Studyplus App for Android: 6.3.7

Studyplus App for iOS: 8.29.0

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00414047/index.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.