Published:2021/07/07  Last Updated:2021/07/07

JVN#25850723
GU App for Android fails to restrict access permissions

Overview

GU App for Android fails to restrict access permissions.

Products Affected

  • GU App for Android versions from 4.8.0 to 5.0.2

Description

GU App for Android provided by G.U. CO., LTD. contains an access restriction bypass issue (CWE-939). The App launched by a Custom URL Scheme may lead an user to access an arbitrary URL.

Impact

A remote attacker may lead a user to access an arbitrary website via the vulnerable App. As a result, if the access destination is a malicious website, the user may fall victim to the social engineering attack.

Solution

Update the Application
Update the application to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
The vulnerability is fixed in version 5.0.3.

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
G.U. CO., LTD. Vulnerable 2021/07/07

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Base Score: 4.3
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Base Score: 4.3
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
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

Nao Komatsu of LAC Co., Ltd. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2021-20777
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2021-000064

Update History

2021/07/07
Information under the section [Other Information] was modified.