Account takeover via persistent cleartext password storage
Published Jan 3, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025
Insecure credential storage in The Genie Company Aladdin Connect Mobile App 5.65 Build 2075 and earlier allows attackers to read account passwords. The app writes the password in clear text to /data/data/com.geniecompany.AladdinConnect/shared_prefs/com.genie.gdocntl.MainActivity.xml and retains the file and its contents after logout and reboot. Physical access to an unlocked or otherwise extractable Android device exposes the service account used to control the garage door opener; the vendor ties the flaw to biometric login.
Summary
What happened
Insecure credential storage in The Genie Company Aladdin Connect Mobile App 5.65 Build 2075 and earlier allows attackers to read account passwords. The app writes the password in clear text to /data/data/com.geniecompany.AladdinConnect/shared_prefs/com.genie.gdocntl.MainActivity.xml and retains the file and its contents after logout and reboot. Physical access to an unlocked or otherwise extractable Android device exposes the service account used to control the garage door opener; the vendor ties the flaw to biometric login.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-5879
- Published
- Jan 3, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Vendor
- The Genie Company
- Product
- Aladdin Connect Mobile App
- Classifications
- CWE-922, CAPEC-37, T1409
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=<=5.65 Build 2075
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Shared-preferences credential extraction demonstrationproof of concept · demonstrated
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