open Firebase Database: msdict-dev.firebaseio.com

Disclosed: 2020-01-20 11:47:59 By kickino To mobisystems_ltd
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Vulnerability Details
## Summary: publicly available Firebase Database (msdict-dev.firebaseio.com) ## Steps To Reproduce: Version: `Oxford Dictionary of English Free_v11.1.511` in `res/values/strings.xml` ``` <string name="firebase_database_url">https://msdict-dev.firebaseio.com</string> ``` Accessing your Firebase Database via https://msdict-dev.firebaseio.com/.json returns `null` instead of the usual `{ "error" : "Permission denied" }` ## Supporting Material/References: https://medium.com/@danangtriatmaja/firebase-database-takover-b7929bbb62e1 describes how a firebase database can be taken over with similar conditions. ## Impact ```The above application doesn’t need any acces_token to insert data to the firebase database it’s completely open and anybody can access it without any access credentials.``` There are guidelines available by Firebase to resolve the insecurities and misconfiguration, please follow this link: https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/security/resolve-insecurities
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  • Report ID: 736283
  • State: Closed
  • Substate: resolved
  • Upvotes: 66
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