CVE-2024-56949
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn issue in Guangzhou Polar Future Culture Technology Co., Ltd University Search iOS 2.27.0 allows attackers to access sensitive user information via supplying a crafted link.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUniversity Search iOS version 2.27.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability where processing a crafted link allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive user information. The link handling mechanism in the iOS application fails to properly validate or authorize requests, leading to information disclosure.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify University Search iOS app installationCheck if the University Search iOS application is installed on the device. On iOS, this can be done by checking the installed apps list in Settings > General > iPhone Storage, or by searching for 'University Search' in the app library.Affected if The University Search iOS app is present on the device
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Determine installed app versionNavigate to the App Store app, search for 'University Search', tap on the app, and scroll to the Version information. Alternatively, check within the app's settings or the iOS app settings for the version number.Affected if The installed version matches 2.27.0 exactly or falls within the version range containing 2.27.0
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Verify link handling mechanism is activeCheck if the app has registered URL schemes or handles deep links. This can be inspected by examining the app's Info.plist file for URL types, or by testing if the app responds to custom URL schemes (e.g., universitysearch://) from external sources.Affected if The app has URL scheme handlers or deep link processing enabled and accessible to external inputs
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Confirm authentication is not enforced on link processingTest the link handling functionality by attempting to access the app via a crafted link (in a sandboxed test environment) without providing credentials. Observe whether the app processes the link and returns user data without requiring authentication.Affected if The app processes external links and returns sensitive user information without requiring valid authentication credentials
A user is affected if the University Search iOS app version 2.27.0 is installed and the link handling feature processes URLs without proper authentication enforcement.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper input validation and authorization checks on all link processing functions in the iOS app. Validate and sanitize any URL parameters before use, enforce authentication requirements, and implement proper session handling to prevent unauthorized access to user data.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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