CVE-2025-5154
PhonePe App SQLite Database databases cleartext storage in a file or on disk
- Published
- May 25, 2025
- Updated
- May 28, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- VulDB
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 10.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in PhonePe App 25.03.21.0 on Android. Affected is an unknown function of the file /data/data/com.phonepe.app/databases/ of the component SQLite Database. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage in a file or on disk. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Sources
1CVE-2025-5154: Proof-of-concept for unencrypted local storage of authentication tokens, PII, and KYC data in the PhonePe Android app, enabling account takeover and data exfiltration via root access.
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