Parental control app with 5 million downloads vulnerable to attacks

The 'Parental Control - Kids Place' app for Android, developed by Kiddowares, has been found to be impacted by multiple vulnerabilities that could have serious implications for user safety and privacy.



The app, which has 5 million downloads on Google Play, offers various parental control features. However, versions 3.8.49 and older of the app are vulnerable to five security flaws identified by researchers at SEC Consult.



The vulnerabilities include weak password storage, where user registration and login actions return the …

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