GHSA-7vfx-hfvm-rhr8
cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio DoS vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio | < 5.0.1 | 5.0.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Summary:
Sending a specially crafted intent with an invalid/empty extras `de.niklasmerz.cordova.biometric.BiometricActivity` can cause the app to crash. sending the intent repeatedly can prevent the app using this plugin from working, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
## Impact
A 3rd party app/remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious intent to the target device, causing the app using this plugin from working to crash or become unresponsive, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
## Mitigation
Version 5.0.1 of the cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio doesn't export the activity anymore and is no longer vulnerable.
If you want to fix older versions change the attribute `android:exported` of this code snippet in plugin.xml to `false`:
```xml
<config-file target="AndroidManifest.xml" parent="application">
<activity android:name="de.niklasmerz.cordova.biometric.BiometricActivity" android:theme="@style/TransparentTheme" android:exported="false"/>
</config-file>
```
## Patches
Please upgrade to version 5.0.1 as soon as possible.
Please check out the release on [GitHub](https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/releases/tag/v5.0.1).
## For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory please go to the discussion on [GitHub](https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/discussions/394).
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/security/advisories/GHSA-7vfx-hfvm-rhr8
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43849
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/commit/27434a240f97f69fd930088654590c8ba43569df
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/discussions/394
- https://github.com/NiklasMerz/cordova-plugin-fingerprint-aio/releases/tag/v5.0.1