Mobile Rediff Username and Password Disclosure

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Advisory Title: Mobile Rediff Username and Password Disclosure
Advisory ID: FSSA-2009-0402
Author: Gursev Kalra (gursev.kalra@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx)
Application: MobileRediff 1.04 by http://www.rediff.com/ 
Vendor Contact Date: 4/24/2009 (Vendor notified by email)
Release Date: 7/15/2009
Platform: Symbian OS 9.1, Series 60 v3.0. Other mobile platforms might behave 
in same way.
Severity: Medium (Information Disclosure)
Vendor Status: No Response received

Overview:
Rediffmail component of MobileRediff (Version 1.04) application allows username 
and password disclosure.

Details:
RediffMail component of MobileRediff (Version 1.04) application has a ?Remember 
Me? function. When a user selects this option, the mobile application writes 
user?s username and password to phone storage in clear text without encryption. 
If the phone is lost, stolen or when any other person is able to access the 
file system on the phone, the stored username and password can be compromised.

Vendor Response: 
No Response

Workaround: 
Do not enable store username and password option on the Rediffmail component of 
Mobile Rediff application.

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