Twitter's Android version application revealed a vulnerability that allows unauthorized access to the account, the latest version fixes the vulnerability

by Esther Vargas

On December 20, 2019, Twitter announced that there was a vulnerability `` Possibility to illegally refer to private account information or control accounts and send tweets and direct messages in Android version applications '' did.

Security issues on Twitter for Android
https://privacy.twitter.com/ja/blog

We recently fixed a vulnerability within our Android app.To keep your account safe, please update your app as soon as possible.The update is available here: https://t.co/ImcsssBt9b

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 20, 2019

Twitter Warns Millions of Android App Users to Update Immediately
https://gizmodo.com/twitter-warns-millions-of-android-app-users-to-update-i-1840599338?rev=1577051829679

According to Twitter, the newly discovered vulnerability in the Android version of the Twitter app can be exploited by embedding malicious code in the limited storage area of the Twitter app. This vulnerability would allow an attacker to access direct messages, private tweets, location information, etc., and in addition to the risk of information leakage, a third party could tweet or send direct messages without permission There was a nature.

Twitter has already fixed the vulnerability as of December 20, when the vulnerability was announced. At the time of writing the article, it is said that no malicious code was embedded in the application or evidence that the vulnerability was exploited was found, but Twitter is still investigating carefully pattern.

According to Twitter's official tweet, the vulnerabilities include Twitter for Android version 7.93.4 (released for Android 4.4 KitKat on November 4, 2019) and version 8.18 ( Android 5.0 / 5.1 Lollipop on October 21, 2019). It was discovered and corrected in the release for).

To provide more detail, this issue was fixed in Twitter for Android version 7.93.4 (released Nov. 4, 2019 for KitKat) as well as version 8.18 (released Oct. 21, 2019 for Lollipop and newer) .Twitter for Android is no longer supported on Android OS versions older than KitKat.

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) December 20, 2019

Twitter is taking action to address this vulnerability, and will notify users who may have been affected by the vulnerability individually via the Twitter app or email with instructions for maintaining security. That there is. Users who are concerned about safety but do not know what to do are encouraged to update their Android version of the Twitter app to the latest version as soon as possible.

The Android version of the Twitter application can be updated from the following Google Play page.

Twitter-Apps on Google Play