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Insufficient data authenticity validation - Device Binding

Description​

Insecure device pairing results in an insecure communication between two physical devices. Device-pairing protocols configured are vulnerable to the misbinding attacks, it arises from the lack of verifiable identifiers.

Impact​

  • Spoof, intercept and modify messages in the network in arbitrary ways.
  • Allow malicious behavior by one of the intended communication endpoints.

Recommendation​

  • Establish a shared cryptographic key between two or more communication endpoints to use the shared key for protecting communication integrity and confidentiality.
  • Specify security properties as correspondence assertions in addition to basic authentication properties, it can help to detect subtle flaws that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Threat​

Attacker may impersonate one of the device communication endpoints or set itself as a man in the middle (MitM) between them.

Expected Remediation Time​

⌚ 300 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: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: L
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal​

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

Result​

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 6.5
    • Temporal: 6.5
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Score 4.0​

Default score using CVSS 4.0 . It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0​

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Attack Requirements: N
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: N
  • Confidentiality (VC): L
  • Integrity (VI): L
  • Availability (VA): N
  • Confidentiality (SC): N
  • Integrity (SI): N
  • Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0​

  • Exploit maturity: X

Result 4.0​

  • Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
  • Score:
    • CVSS-BT: 6.9
  • Severity:
    • CVSS-BT: 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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