Pre-installed App Vulnerability: Unauthorized Wireless Settings Modification via Confused Deputy Attack on Xiaomi Redmi 5

Pre-installed App Vulnerability: Unauthorized Wireless Settings Modification via Confused Deputy Attack on Xiaomi Redmi 5

CVE-2019-15415 · LOW Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

The Xiaomi Redmi 5 Android device with a build fingerprint of xiaomi/vince/vince:7.1.2/N2G47H/V9.5.4.0.NEGMIFA:user/release-keys contains a pre-installed app with a package name of com.huaqin.factory app (versionCode=1, versionName=QL1711_201803291645) that allows unauthorized wireless settings modification via a confused deputy attack. This capability can be accessed by any app co-located on the device.

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