Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-15542
** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 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 category: BypassGain privilege
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15542
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.07%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 28 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-15542
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.4
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6.4
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nvd@nist.gov |
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6.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.5
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5.9
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nvd@nist.gov |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-15542
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-15542
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https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5d
Telegram CVE-2018-15542 Information ยท GitHubThird Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2018-15542
- cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:4.8.11:*:*:*:*:android:*:*