CVE-2018-19981
High
Description
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).
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductAmazon Aws Software Development Kit
PublishedApr 4, 2019
First seenApr 4, 2019
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| amazon aws_software_development_kit | v ≤ 2.8.5 | — |
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