Information disclosure in Rydesharing Ryde

CVE-2022-42979

Information disclosure due to an insecure hostname validation in the RYDE application 5.8.43 for Android and iOS allows attackers to take over an account via a deep link.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.243 (97.8th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-42979: held from 0.243 to 0.243.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.243 · newest: 0.243 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42979?
CVE-2022-42979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rydesharing Ryde, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-42979?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42979 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.