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CVE-2018-12271

Published: Jun 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
6.4MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric (TouchID) validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes iOS devices on which a jailbreak has occurred

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

dropbox
commercial·USaka lepton, dropbox desktop
dropboxSaaS
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0
dropbox.com
https://hackerone.com/reports/363544
hackerone.com
https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349
gist.github.com

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