CVE-2017-9821

The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android relies on three hardcoded strings (AK-NPCIMB, IM-NPCIBM, and VK-NPCIBM) for SMS validation, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148923	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/magicj3lly/appexploits/blob/master/BHIM-App-PreliminaryReport.pdf	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:npci:bharat_interface_for_money_\(bhim\):1.3:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-08-24 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:48

NVD link : CVE-2017-9821

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9821

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9821

JSON object : View

Products Affected

npci

bharat_interface_for_money_\(bhim\)

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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