CVE-2018-15753 (GCVE-0-2018-15753)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-02 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:01
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in the MensaMax (aka com.breustedt.mensamax) application 4.3 for Android. The use of a Hard-coded DES Cryptographic Key allows an attacker who decodes the application to decrypt transmitted data such as the login username and password.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-10-01 00:00
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