CVE-2024-38480

Local API key disclosure via embedded credential

Published Jul 1, 2024 · Updated Nov 12, 2024

Hard-coded credentials in Piccoma App for Android and iOS before 6.20.0 allow local users to obtain an external-service API key. The public record identifies the credential as hard-coded in the apps but does not disclose its file, function, or storage location. Exploitation requires local access to the application package; JPCERT/CC states that application users are not directly affected.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded credentials in Piccoma App for Android and iOS before 6.20.0 allow local users to obtain an external-service API key. The public record identifies the credential as hard-coded in the apps but does not disclose its file, function, or storage location. Exploitation requires local access to the application package; JPCERT/CC states that application users are not directly affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38480
Published
Jul 1, 2024
Updated
Nov 12, 2024
Vendor
Kakao Piccoma Corporation
Product
Piccoma App for Android
Classifications
CWE-798, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=prior to 6.20.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Kakao Piccoma Corporation · Piccoma App for Androidversion=prior to 6.20.0
Kakao Piccoma Corporation · Piccoma App for iOSversion=prior to 6.20.0

Published CVSS scores

4.0CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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