CVE-2018-12271

MEDIUM

com.getdropbox.Dropbox app <100.2 - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the com.getdropbox.Dropbox app 100.2 for iOS. The LAContext class for Biometric (TouchID) validation allows authentication bypass by overriding the LAContext return Boolean value to be "true" because the kSecAccessControlUserPresence protection mechanism is not used. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes iOS devices on which a jailbreak has occurred

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Broken Link, Permissions Required x_refsource_misc
https://www.dropbox.com/s/n880ob3gtvfwryu/20180609_013320.mp4?dl=0
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/363544
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Tool Signature x_refsource_misc
https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/6e8ed195a2e05b7f9d9a342dbdacb349

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0043
EPSS Percentile 34.5%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (1)
dropbox/dropbox 100.2
Published Jun 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026