Insights
This blog has been taken from Malcore’s analysis results. The points below are not an exhaustive list. For a full view of Malcore’s static analysis of the Lloyds Bank App APK view it on Malcore.
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Discovered Trackers
Adobe Experience Cloud
Qualtrics
Google Firebase Analytics
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
Appdynamics
High severity warnings from code analysis
Insecure Implementation of SSL. Trusting all the certificates or accepting self signed certificates is a critical Security Hole. This application is vulnerable to MITM attacks.
App uses SQLite Database and execute raw SQL query. Untrusted user input in raw SQL queries can cause SQL Injection. Also sensitive information should be encrypted and written to the database.
The App uses an insecure Random Number Generator.
App creates temp file. Sensitive information should never be written into a temp file.
The app uses jackson deserialization librar yDeserialization of untrusted input can result in arbitrary code execution.
This App has capabilities to prevent against Screenshots from Recent Task History/ Now On Tap etc.
App can read/write to External Storage. Any App can read data written to External Storage.
Suspicious severity warnings from code analysis
Application attempts to discover build version of device.
Dangerous Labelled permissions from Android
Android Dangerous labelled permissions as Dangerous from this library https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.
Name: WRITE_SETTINGS
Description: Allows an application to modify the system's settings data. Malicious applications can corrupt your system's configuration.
Name: CAMERA
Description: Allows application to take pictures and videos with the camera. This allows the application to collect images that the camera is seeing at any time.
Name: READ_SETTINGS
Description: Allows applications to read the global setting of the device it is running on.
Name: ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Description: Allows an application to view the status of all networks.
Name: WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Description: Allows an application to write to the SD card.
Name: READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Description: Allows an application to read from SD Card.
Name: QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
Description: Allows query of any normal app on the device, regardless of manifest declarations.
Name: CALL_PHONE
Description: Allows the application to call phone numbers without your intervention. Malicious applications may cause unexpected calls on your phone bill. Note that this does not allow the application to call emergency numbers.
Name: WAKE_LOCK
Description: Allows an application to prevent the phone from going to sleep.
Name: RECORD_AUDIO
Description: Allows application to access the audio record path.
Name: READ_CONTACTS
Description: Allows an application to read all of the contact (address) data stored on your phone. Malicious applications can use this to send your data to other people.
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