CVE-2017-9821

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    CVE-2017-9821

    Published: 24 Aug 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The National Payments Corporation of India BHIM application 1.3 for Android relies on three hardcoded strings (AK-NPCIMB, IM-NPCIBM, and VK-NPCIBM) for SMS validation, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass authentication.

    References: https://github.com/magicj3lly/appexploits/blob/master/BHIM-App-PreliminaryReport.pdf, , https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/148923

    Affected packages

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    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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