CVE-2024-56971
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 Zhiyuan Yuedu (Guangzhou) Literature Information Technology Co., Ltd Shuqi Novel iOS 5.3.8 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 confidenceThe Shuqi Novel iOS application version 5.3.8 contains a vulnerability where processing a maliciously crafted link allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive user information. The 'crafted link' attack vector suggests potential exploitation of improper input validation, insecure direct object reference (IDOR), or webview-related weaknesses in the application's link handling mechanism.
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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 if Shuqi Novel iOS app is installedCheck iOS device for Shuqi Novel application - locate in device Applications folder, or use MDM/EMM software to scan device inventory, or inspect via iTunes/Finder backup filesAffected if The Shuqi Novel iOS application is present on the device
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Determine installed application versionOpen iOS Settings > General > iPhone Storage > find Shuqi Novel and view the version number, or use MDM software to query installed app version, or extract and inspect the application's Info.plist for CFBundleShortVersionStringAffected if Installed version matches exactly 5.3.8
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Verify app processes external linksInspect the application's Info.plist for CFBundleURLTypes (custom URL schemes) and associateddomains (universal links), or monitor network traffic when app receives links from external sourcesAffected if The app is configured to handle or open external URLs, links, or deep links
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Confirm app accesses sensitive user dataReview app functionality and permissions - check if the application accesses user accounts, reading history, personal profiles, or other sensitive user information that could be exposedAffected if The application has access to or manages sensitive user information that could be retrieved without proper authorization
Environment is affected if Shuqi Novel iOS app version 5.3.8 is installed and processes external links that can be crafted to bypass authentication and access sensitive user data
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 strict input validation and sanitization on all incoming links, enforce proper authentication and authorization checks before exposing user data, and validate that all user-specific data requests properly verify the requester's identity and permissions.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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