CVE-2022-1959 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

AppLock version 7.9.29 allows an attacker with physical access to the device to bypass biometric authentication. This is possible because the application did not correctly implement fingerprint validations.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0012.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

AppLock - Fingerprint

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.9.29`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:spsoftmobile:applock:7.9.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Spsoftmobile Subscribe	Applock Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-25227	AppLock version 7.9.29 allows an attacker with physical access to the device to bypass biometric authentication. This is possible because the application did not correctly implement fingerprint validations.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/walker/
https://www.spsoftmobile.com/

History

Tue, 20 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-284
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Fluid Attacks

Published: 2022-09-30T16:22:14.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-20T18:31:08.693Z

Reserved: 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1959

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T00:24:44.096Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-30T17:15:12.117

Modified: 2025-05-20T19:15:46.473

Link: CVE-2022-1959

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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