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Missing Authorization

CVE-2021-20873

High
8.1/10

Summary

Yappli is an application development platform which provides the function to access a requested URL using Custom URL Scheme. When Android apps are developed with Yappli versions since v7.3.6 and prior to v9.30.0, they are vulnerable to improper authorization in Custom URL Scheme handler, and may be directed to unintended sites via a specially crafted URL.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

The missing authorization vulnerability occurs when a software program allows users to access privileged parts of the program without verifying the user credentials. Impact of such a vulnerability depends on the resources employed by the software, ranging from account takeover to sensitive information exposure, denial of service, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published