datatheorem / datatheorem/TrustKit-Android

Report is not sent if didChainValidationFail is true

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Description

Whenever i try to do MITM attack, the ChainValidation Fail and exception is thrown without sending any report to the server dataTheorem, although with wrong pinning key and no MITM attack the report is sent and everything goes fine.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the MITM case where didChainValidationFail is true and trace the reporting path to dataTheorem. Compare it with the wrong-pinning-key case; done means a chain-validation failure still sends the expected report without changing the reported exception behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, java
Domain
mobile-dev, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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