open Firebase Database: msdict-dev.firebaseio.com
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MobiSystems Ltd.
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kickino
Vulnerability Details
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## Summary:
publicly available Firebase Database (msdict-dev.firebaseio.com)
## Steps To Reproduce:
Version: `Oxford Dictionary of English Free_v11.1.511`
in `res/values/strings.xml`
```
<string name="firebase_database_url">https://msdict-dev.firebaseio.com</string>
```
Accessing your Firebase Database via https://msdict-dev.firebaseio.com/.json returns
`null` instead of the usual `{ "error" : "Permission denied" }`
## Supporting Material/References:
https://medium.com/@danangtriatmaja/firebase-database-takover-b7929bbb62e1 describes how a firebase database can be taken over with similar conditions.
## Impact
```The above application doesn’t need any acces_token to insert data to the firebase database it’s completely open and anybody can access it without any access credentials.```
There are guidelines available by Firebase to resolve the insecurities and misconfiguration, please follow this link:
https://firebase.google.com/docs/database/security/resolve-insecurities
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State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Submitted
Weakness
Improper Access Control - Generic