CVE-2018-17401 describes a high-severity vulnerability in the PhonePe wallet Android application versions 3.0.6 through 3.3.26, which could enable account takeover via its "Forgot Password" feature. This attack requires a user to explicitly install a malicious application and grant it accessibility permissions, as noted by the vendor. The CVSSv3 score of 8.8 indicates a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, but requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.6, <= 3.3.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phonepe:phonepe:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.