Auth bypass in Dropbox
CVE-2018-12446
An issue was discovered in the com.dropbox.android application 98.2.2 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dropbox — versions 98.2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gist.github.com/tanprathan/97b4c04ec6af4da62929e73214fddd1b (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12446?
- CVE-2018-12446 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dropbox, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2018-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12446?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.