Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in the SHAREit Android application, including flaws that could expose sensitive user data and allow remote code execution.
SHAREit, originally made by Chinese tech giant Lenovo, is a popular cross-platform file sharing app currently developed by Smart Media4U Technology. The company was initially based in Beijing, China, but recently moved its commercial headquarters to Singapore. Wikipedia now describes it as a global technology company in Singapore.
SHAREit is one of the tens of Chinese mobile apps banned last year by India due to national security and privacy concerns.
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro reported on Monday that its researchers discovered some potentially serious vulnerabilities in the SHAREit app for Android, which has been installed from Google Play more than one billion times.
Trend Micro disclosed its findings in a blog post containing technical information about each issue, as well as proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code.
According to the company, the vulnerabilities found in SHAREit can be exploited by malicious applications installed on the targeted user’s device to overwrite files associated with SHAREit and execute arbitrary code, download and install other malicious applications on the smartphone, and obtain sensitive user data from the device. An attack is not easy to detect, users have been warned.
Trend Micro said it reported its findings to both Google and SHAREit developers. The cybersecurity firm decided to disclose its findings after the vendor failed to respond after being notified more than three months ago.
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