# CVE-2019-5431: This vulnerability was caused by an incomplete fix to CVE-2017-0911.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a Twitter Kit for iOS: v3.4.2

## Description

This vulnerability was caused by an incomplete fix to CVE-2017-0911. Twitter Kit for iOS versions 3.0 to 3.4.0 is vulnerable to a callback verification flaw in the "Login with Twitter" component allowing an attacker to provide alternate credentials. In the final step of "Login with Twitter" authentication information is passed back to the application using the registered custom URL scheme (typically twitterkit-<consumer-key>) on iOS. Because the callback handler did not verify the authenticity of the response, this step is vulnerable to forgery, potentially allowing attacker to associate a Twitter account with a third-party service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Twitter Kit for iOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://blog.twitter.com/developer/en_us/topics/tips/2018/vulnerability-in-twitter-kit-for-ios.html

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