Mitigating and remediating intent-based Android security vulnerabilities
This article discusses mitigating and remediating intent-based Android security vulnerabilities. It highlights various use cases that either significantly reduced or completely eliminated the attack vector, including setting permissions for an activity, setting flags on the redirected intent, avoiding the use of URI_ALLOW_UNSAFE flag, and more. The article also provides remediation recommendations from Google Play and showcases a fix in the rif is fun for Reddit app. It emphasizes that using intents carelessly can cause severe security issues and suggests raising awareness among mobile developers to mitigate them effectively.
Company
Snyk
Date published
June 2, 2021
Author(s)
Raul Onitza-Klugman
Word count
1655
Language
English
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