CVE-2025-5154Public exploit

Sensitive-data disclosure via unencrypted SQLite databases

Published May 25, 2025 · Updated May 28, 2025

Cleartext storage in PhonePe App 25.03.21.0 for Android allows local users to read authentication tokens and financial data. The app writes access and refresh tokens, identity and KYC fields, and banking details without encryption to user_info.db, phonepe_core, and AthenaDatabase. Reading the private database directory requires rooted device access, after which exposed tokens can be replayed and financial records disclosed.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in PhonePe App 25.03.21.0 for Android allows local users to read authentication tokens and financial data. The app writes access and refresh tokens, identity and KYC fields, and banking details without encryption to user_info.db, phonepe_core, and AthenaDatabase. Reading the private database directory requires rooted device access, after which exposed tokens can be replayed and financial records disclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-5154
Published
May 25, 2025
Updated
May 28, 2025
Vendor
PhonePe
Product
PhonePe
Classifications
CWE-313, CWE-312, CAPEC-37, T1533
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 25, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=25.03.21.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

PhonePe · PhonePeversion=25.03.21.0

Published CVSS scores

2.3VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.4VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N
4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.6VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-313Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
CAPEC-37Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data
T1533Data from Local System

Public exploit references

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