🛡️ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix Insecure Data Storage#92
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…mission Moves the database backup location from the public external storage root to the app-specific external files directory (`Context.getExternalFilesDir`). This change enhances security by: 1. Preventing other apps (without broad storage access) from reading the sensitive SMS backup. 2. Removing the need for the dangerous `WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE` permission. 3. Aligning with Android Scoped Storage best practices. Fixes: Insecure Data Storage vulnerability.
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🛡️ Sentinel: [CRITICAL] Fix Insecure Data Storage
🚨 Severity: CRITICAL
💡 Vulnerability: The application was exporting the SMS database (containing sensitive messages) to the root of the external storage, making it readable by any app with READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.
🎯 Impact: Malicious apps could read user's private SMS messages.
🔧 Fix: Changed backup location to
context.getExternalFilesDir(null)and removedWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGEpermission.✅ Verification:
./gradlew assembleDebugpassed. Verified code changes inDatabaseBridge.javaandSettingsFragment.java.PR created automatically by Jules for task 1763131028034568362 started by @xRahul