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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2012-3886

Medium
5/10

Summary

AirDroid 1.0.4 beta uses the MD5 algorithm for values in the checklogin key parameter and 7bb cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain cleartext data by sniffing the local wireless network and then conducting a (1) brute-force attack or (2) rainbow-table attack.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published