{"id":46993,"date":"2025-05-31T07:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T07:35:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:08:02","slug":"cve-2025-5098-printershare-android-app-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-gmail-account-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5098-printershare-android-app-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-gmail-account-access\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5098: PrinterShare Android App Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Gmail Account Access<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-5098 has been identified in the PrinterShare Android application. This critical vulnerability allows a potential attacker to capture Gmail authentication tokens, which can then be reused to gain unauthorized access to a user&#8217;s Gmail account. This issue is particularly concerning because of the vast user base of the PrinterShare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39350-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-rocket-apps-wproject\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55621\">app and the potential access<\/a> to sensitive data stored in Gmail accounts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48017-improper-pathname-limitation-leads-to-unauthorized-file-modification\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52962\">unauthorized access to a user&#8217;s Gmail account could lead<\/a> to the extraction of personal and confidential information, thereby causing significant harm to users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5098<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31049-untrusted-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-themeton-dash-exposes-systems-to-object-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"53846\">System compromise and data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1588023757\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>PrinterShare Android App | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57845\">versions prior<\/a> to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52864\">vulnerability would typically require a user<\/a> to use the PrinterShare app while on the same network. The attacker can then use a network sniffing tool to capture packets being sent from the user&#8217;s device. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36535-unrestricted-remote-access-due-to-lack-of-web-server-authentication-and-access-controls\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52803\">Due to the lack<\/a> of proper encryption in the PrinterShare app, the attacker can then extract the Gmail authentication tokens from these packets. Once the attacker has these tokens, they can use them to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34509-hardcoded-user-account-in-sitecore-xm-and-xp-enabling-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62765\">user&#8217;s Gmail account<\/a> without needing the password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1263587909\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how an attacker might capture packets on a network. Note that this is a simplified example and actual attack techniques may involve more complex methods and tools.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Example shell command using tcpdump to capture network traffic\ntcpdump -i eth0 -s 0 -v -w capture.pcap<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is using the tcpdump tool to capture all network traffic on the ethernet interface (eth0). The captured packets are then saved to a file (capture.pcap) for further analysis and extraction of Gmail <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55306-critical-api-key-and-authentication-token-exposure-in-genx-fx-trading-platform\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81369\">authentication tokens<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are strongly advised to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems can detect and block the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46584-improper-authentication-logic-vulnerability-in-file-system-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57973\">unauthorized capture of Gmail<\/a> authentication tokens, providing a layer of protection until the patch can be applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-5098 has been identified in the PrinterShare Android application. This critical vulnerability allows a potential attacker to capture Gmail authentication tokens, which can then be reused to gain unauthorized access to a user&#8217;s Gmail account. 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