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CVE-2023-36620

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

An issue was discovered in the Boomerang Parental Control application before 13.83 for Android. The app is missing the android:allowBackup="false" attribute in the manifest. This allows the user to backup the internal memory of the app to a PC. This gives the user access to the API token that is used to authenticate requests to the API.

Affected products

• Nationaledtech Boomerang: before 13.83 — fixed in 13.83

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Nationaledtech Boomerang 13.83. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/the-hidden-costs-of-parental-control-apps/
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/12
• https://useboomerang.com/
• https://sec-consult.com/blog/detail/the-hidden-costs-of-parental-control-apps/
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/12
• https://useboomerang.com/

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