JVN#04644117
Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi vulnerable to allow URL whitelist bypass
Overview
Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi provided by NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. allows applications to access URLs that are not approved in the whitelist.
Products Affected
- Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi for Android 1.15.1 and earlier
- Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi for iOS 1.13.0 and earlier that have not applied the contents update provided on April 26, 2016
Note that the versions released on July, 2015 did not address the vulnerability completely. Newer firmware versions have been released.
Description
Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi provided by NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. contains an issue where an arbitrary page may be loaded if the application is launched with the URL-scheme.
Impact
Android version of this app may allow an arbitrary API to be executed if permissions to execute that API are granted in the android manifest.
iOS version of this app may allow an arbitrary API to be executed.
Solution
Update the Software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Status | Last Update | Vendor Notes |
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| NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. | Vulnerable | 2015/09/11 |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
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| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Credit
Kenta Suefusa and Tomonori Shiomi of Sprout Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2015-5629 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2015-000115 |
Update History
- 2016/05/27
- Information under "Products Affected" and "Impact" were updated