What is CVE-2017-9821?

CVE-2017-9821 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-9821?

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

Vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\)

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.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.3th 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-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9821?: CVE-2017-9821 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Npci Bharat Interface For Money \(Bhim\), classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-9821?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.