CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-5154

LowCVSS 2.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

The PhonePe App 25.03.21.0 on Android has a vulnerability involving cleartext storage in a file or on disk in the SQLite database. The attack requires local access and root privileges.

Risk Assessment

If the device is rooted, sensitive data may be read by individuals with local access, posing a risk to user data confidentiality.

Recommendation

The vendor does not consider this vulnerability valid, but it is recommended to avoid using the app on rooted devices and monitor for updates.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability was identified in PhonePe App 25.03.21.0 on Android. This affects an unknown function of the file /data/data/com.phonepe.app/databases/ of the component SQLite Database. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. The root-requirement of the attack is reflected by the CVSS vector attribute PR:H. The vendor explains: "[A]s per the PoC this vulnerability needs a rooted device to exploit. PhonePe does not consider vulnerabilities found in rooted device as valid because there is not real-world exploit scenario."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS