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Security controls bypass or absence - Tampering Protection

Description​

The application has no control to ensure that a third party has not modified and recompiled the application, allowing to modify and evade validations such as the detection of a root user on the device.

Impact​

Elude application validations.

Recommendation​

Perform validations on the server during the entire application process.

Threat​

Authorized attacker from the Internet.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 450 minutes.

Score​

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base​

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: N
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal​

  • Exploit code madurity: X
  • Remediation level: X
  • Report confidence: X

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 4.3
    • Temporal: 4.3
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Details​

https://mobile-security.gitbook.io/mobile-security-testing-guide/android-testing-guide/0x05j-testing-resiliency-against-reverse-engineering#owasp-masvs

Requirements​

Fixes​

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