API Keys Hardcoded in Github repository
Medium
R
Rocket.Chat
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codermak
Vulnerability Details
Technical details and impact analysis
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**Summary:** API Keys is hard coded in one of the GitHub repository
**Description:** Key and google-services.json file is publically available in the RocketChat Android repository.
## Releases Affected:
* Latest Github Code
## Steps To Reproduce (from initial installation to vulnerability):
(Add details for how we can reproduce the issue)
**Fabric API Key**
1. Go to this URL https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Android/blob/638759d7b77375fd681f429d2e2d7ba59e602c45/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
2. Scroll down to the bottom
3. You will see fabric APIKey hardcoded there
**google-services.json**
1. Go to https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Android/blob/30e95cc97d2fbec6c1d5f6fdad7350fbf60688d5/app/google-services.json
2. You can see the complete google services config file
## Supporting Material/References:
* Screenshot in attachment
## Suggested mitigation
* Keys should not be pushed to the public repository
## Impact
1. Using Fabric key some attacker can mess up the complete analytics of the RocketChat Android App
2. google-services.json can be used to access google services of RocketChats google account
Report Details
Additional information and metadata
State
Closed
Substate
Resolved
Submitted
Weakness
Use of Hard-coded Credentials