Amazon AWS SDK <=2.8.5 for Android uses Android SharedPreferences to store plain text AWS STS Temporary Credentials retrieved by AWS Cognit…
Amazon AWS SDK <=2.8.5 for Android uses Android SharedPreferences to store plain text AWS STS Temporary Credentials retrieved by AWS Cognito Identity Service. An attacker can use these credentials to create authenticated and/or authorized requests. Note that the attacker must have "root" privilege access to the Android filesystem in order to exploit this vulnerability (i.e. the device has been compromised, such as disabling or bypassing Android's fundamental security mechanisms).
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/312.html →Open in CWE collection →An attacker examines a target system to find sensitive data that has been embedded within it. This information can reveal confidential contents, such as account numbers or individual keys/credentials that can be used as an intermediate step in a larger attack.
https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/37.html →Open in CAPEC collection →| Product | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| aws_software_development_kit | * | Tracked |