Vulnerability in Amazon AWS Software Development Kit
CVE-2018-19981
Amazon AWS SDK <=2.8.5 for Android uses Android SharedPreferences to store plain text AWS STS Temporary Credentials retrieved by AWS Cognito Identity Service. An attacker can use these credentials to create authenticated and/or authorized requests. Note that the attacker must have "root" privilege access to the Android filesystem in order to exploit this vulnerability (i.e. the device has been compromised, such as disabling or bypassing Android's fundamental security mechanisms).
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/lorenzodifuccia/cloudflare/master/Images/vulns/aws/aw… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/lorenzodifuccia/cloudflare/master/Images/vulns/aws/aw… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/lorenzodifuccia/cloudflare/master/Images/vulns/aws/aw… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- aws-amplify.github.io/aws-sdk-android/docs/reference/com/amazonaws/auth/Cognito… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19981?
- CVE-2018-19981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon AWS Software Development Kit, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19981?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.