Improper Platform Usage – App Is Debuggable

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    • Type: Task
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Medium
    • 2.8
    • Affects Version/s: None
    • FLW Sprint 37, FLW Sprint 38, FLW Sprint 39
    • FLW Mobile App
    • All

      The app is built with the android:debuggable="true" flag.

      Impact:
      Allows attackers to hook into the app, modify behavior or extract sensitive data.

      Vulnerability Name Vulnerable URL CVE/CWE CVSS Score Overall Risk
      (Severity)
      Observation / Description Impact Recommendation Reference Steps to reproduce
      AndroidManiFest.xml Improper Platform Usage - Debuggable CWE-319 5.7 Medium "This covers the misuse of platform features and failure to use platform
      security controls. This includes misuse of Touch ID, the Keychain,
      Android intents, platform permissions, or other security features that
      are a part of the mobile operating system." "This can result in data loss, in the best case for one user, and in the
      worst case for many users. It may also result in the following technical
      impacts: extraction of the app's sensitive information via mobile
      malware, modified apps or forensic tools." Unsafe and not required permission should not be set.
      This can result in data loss, in the best case for one user, and in the
      worst case for many users. It may also result in the following technical
      impacts: extraction of the app's sensitive information via mobile
      malware, modified apps or forensic tools.
      Unsafe and not required permission should not be set. https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/319.html Step 1: During security assessment we observed that application has set Debuggable to true.

              Assignee:
              Deep Shikha
              Reporter:
              Shashank Kharkwal
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