What is CVE-2017-9819?

CVE-2017-9819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-9819?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\)

CVE-2017-9819

The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android does not properly restrict use of the OTP feature, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.021 (80.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Npci Bharat_interface_for_money_\(bhim\) — versions 1.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9819?: CVE-2017-9819 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-9819?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.