Grindr Account System - Auth Bypass Vulnerability

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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