Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU77829

Use of hard-coded credentials in NewsPicks for Android - CVE-2023-28387

Published: June 30, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU77829

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28387

CWE-ID: CWE-798

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

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

Affected software

NewsPicks for Android
NewsPicks for iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-28387

Install updates from vendor's website.

NewsPicks for Android - update to 10.5.2
NewsPicks for iOS - update to 10.4.6

External References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN32739265/index.html

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