Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team]VULNERLAB:1487
Document Title:
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Grindr Account System - Auth Bypass Vulnerability
References:
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http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1487
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WTLJ2d06kM
Advisory1: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1419
Advisory2: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=1420
Release Date:
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2015-05-04
Vulnerability Laboratory ID (VL-ID):
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1487
Common Vulnerability Scoring System:
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9.3
Discovery Status:
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Published
Exploitation Technique:
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Remote
Severity Level:
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Critical
Technical Details & Description:
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The video demonstraes an auth bypass session vulnerability in the account system of the grindr community. The issue has been discovered as part of the
official flex security program. The vulnerability shows how to evade the verification procedure by an unauthorized reset of another test account (password/email).
Credits & Authors:
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Vulnerability Laboratory [Research Team]
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