CVE-2021-43849
Description
cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio is a plugin provides a single and simple interface for accessing fingerprint APIs on both Android 6+ and iOS. In versions prior to 5.0.1 The exported activity `de.niklasmerz.cordova.biometric.BiometricActivity` can cause the app to crash. This vulnerability occurred because the activity didn't handle the case where it is requested with invalid or empty data which results in a crash. Any third party app can constantly call this activity with no permission. A 3rd party app/attacker using event listener can continually stop the app from working and make the victim unable to open it. Version 5.0.1 of the cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio doesn't export the activity anymore and is no longer vulnerable. If you want to fix older versions change the attribute android:exported in plugin.xml to false. Please upgrade to version 5.0.1 as soon as possible.
CWE
- CWE-617 — CWE-617: Reachable Assertion
Affected
- NiklasMerz / cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio — v=< 5.0.1 [affected]
CVSS
- 3.1 score=6.2 severity=MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/security/advisories/GHSA-7vfx-hfvm-rhr8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/commit/27434a240f97f69fd930088654590c8ba43569df x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/releases/tag/v5.0.1 x_refsource_MISC
Source
cvelistV5-main/cves/2021/43xxx/CVE-2021-43849.json