File Sharing&Chat v1.0 iOS - Denial of Service Vulnerability

Document Title:
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File Sharing&Chat v1.0 iOS - Denial of Service Vulnerability


References (Source):
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https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2222


Release Date:
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2020-04-26


Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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2222


Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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4


Vulnerability Class:
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Denial of Service


Current Estimated Price:
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500€ - 1.000€


Product & Service Introduction:
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WiFi File Transfer is easiest and quickest file sharing application, supporting multiple files sharing with multiple devices simultaneously.
WiFi File Transfer Application provides solution for the iPhone users who want to connect their mobile with PC without connecting a data cable 
or wire. WiFi File Sharing App provides the connectivity of mobile device with PC through Wi-Fi. User can copy, paste, and delete files from 
phone by connecting it with Computer. App also supports transfer between one iPhone to another iPhone.

(Copy of the Homepage: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/file-sharing-chat-connect-transfer-easy-file-sharing/id1137340773 )


Abstract Advisory Information:
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The vulnerability laboratory core research team discovered a remote denial of service vulnerability in the 


Affected Product(s):
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Sandeep Bhandari
File Sharing & Chat v1.0 - Apple iOS Mobile Web Application


Vulnerability Disclosure Timeline:
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2020-04-27: Public Disclosure (Vulnerability Laboratory)


Discovery Status:
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Published


Exploitation Technique:
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Remote


Severity Level:
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Medium


Authentication Type:
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Open Authentication (Anonymous Privileges)


User Interaction:
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No User Interaction


Disclosure Type:
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Full Disclosure


Technical Details & Description:
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A denial of service web vulnerability has been discovered in the official mobile ios web-application.
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to crash or freeze the application process or its components.

Attackers are able to transmit special crafted chat messages to trigger a validation error that is able 
to crash the mobile ios application process. The error occurs due to the transmit of the message body content.
On delivery all connected clients to the chats are crashing at the same time.


Proof of Concept (PoC):
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The denial of service vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers without user interaction or privileged user accounts.
For security demonstration or to reproduce the web vulnerability follow the provided information and steps below to continue.


Manual steps to reproduce the vulnerability ...
1. Open the web-application
2. Open the chat module on the buttom of the app index
3. Insert payload and transmit via send to all users
4. All app clients do crash with an uncaught validation exception
5. Successful reproduce of the denial of service vulnerability!


PoC: Exploitation
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Security Risk:
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The security risk of the denial of service web vulnerability in the mobile web-application is estimated as medium.


Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability-Lab - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Vulnerability-Lab
Benjamin Kunz Mejri - https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Benjamin%20K.M.


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