# CVE-2025-56608: The SourceCodester Android application "Corona Virus Tracker App India" 1.0 uses MD5 for digest authentication in \`OkHttpClientWrapper.java\`

- Severity: CVSS 4.2 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2025-09-03 · Updated: 2025-09-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The SourceCodester Android application "Corona Virus Tracker App India" 1.0 uses MD5 for digest authentication in `OkHttpClientWrapper.java`. The `handleDigest()` function employs `MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5")` to hash credentials. MD5 is a broken cryptographic algorithm known to allow hash collisions. This makes the authentication mechanism vulnerable to replay, spoofing, or brute-force attacks, potentially leading to unauthorized access. The vulnerability corresponds to CWE-327 and aligns with OWASP M5: Insufficient Cryptography and MASVS MSTG-CRYPTO-4.

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## References

- https://www.sourcecodester.com/android/14292/android-corona-virus-tracker-app-india-using-b4a.html
- https://github.com/MobSF/owasp-mstg/blob/master/Document/0x04g-Testing-Cryptography.md#identifying-insecure-andor-deprecated-cryptographic-algorithms-mstg-crypto-4
- https://github.com/anonaninda/Aninda-security-advisories/blob/main/CVE-2025-56608.md
- https://github.com/anonaninda/Aninda-security-advisories

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