{"id":22040,"date":"2023-05-18T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T00:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/news-15770\/"},"modified":"2023-05-18T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T00:10:21","slug":"news-15770","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/18\/news-15770\/","title":{"rendered":"Child safety app riddled with vulnerabilities: Update now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1837065876\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{18}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">An app designed to restrict screen time and add a &ldquo;kids&#8217; mode&rdquo; for children on smart devices has been found to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/parental-control-app-with-5-million-downloads-vulnerable-to-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">broad range of security issues<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"840963032\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{28}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The app, &ldquo;Parental Control &#8211; Kids Place&rdquo; is an Android app which is incredibly popular, sporting 5M+ downloads on its Google Play page. In terms of what the app does with user&rsquo;s data, Play&rsquo;s Data Safety page has this to say:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1154674912\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{38}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">No data shared with third parties<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1037253616\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{56}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Precise location, name and email, installed apps and other actions, crash logs, and device \/ other IDs may be collected<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"893686730\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{70}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Data is encrypted in transit<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1599326495\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{84}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">You can request that data be deleted<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1703633781\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{105}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Despite this, the five flaws discovered by the SEC Consult researchers would give most parents quite the headache in terms of device, account, and child safety. The explanations given for the various flaws are <a href=\"https:\/\/sec-consult.com\/vulnerability-lab\/advisory\/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-kiddoware-kids-place-parental-control-android-app\/\" target=\"_blank\">quite technical<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">. Fear not, because below we&rsquo;ll explain how these affected app users without wandering into the coding weeds.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Passwords were being stored insecurely, in a way which would be potentially easy for an attacker to crack using automated methods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The parent&rsquo;s web dashboard was insecure and vulnerable to attack.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">This same dashboard could be exploited to send download links to the child&rsquo;s device which could contain malware.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Finally, the child could potentially bypass the restriction features without anyone noticing. This last one involves a couple of steps which includes booting into safe mode. While a child may not figure the flow out themselves, it&rsquo;s the kind of thing which routinely ends up on social media and streaming sites as a &ldquo;cool hack&rdquo;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"2128783803\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{125}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The vendor was notified mid-November&nbsp;2022, with the app creators responding that &ldquo;most&rdquo; of the vulnerabilities had been fixed. Several rounds of back and forth communication ensued, with the SEC researchers having to go back and explain that certain issues had still not been addressed by the start of January 2023.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"320643613\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{135}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The vendor again replied that everything had now been fixed mid-February, and this time around the fixes got the job done.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"84864064\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{145}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">What does this all mean in practice if you&rsquo;re a user of this app? Well, good news: the&nbsp;updates did indeed fix the flaws. The way to keep your app and your child safe is to download the latest version of <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.kiddoware.kidsplace&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;gl=US\" target=\"_blank\">Parental Control &#8211; Kids Place<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">&nbsp;from the Google Play store<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"508999317\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{155}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">You must be running at least version 3.8.50 in order to be safe from the issues listed above.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1678760822\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{165}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">There are no workarounds available to address the five security vulnerabilities if you&rsquo;re running something lower than this, and you&rsquo;ll potentially be at risk until you update the app.<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"2132556434\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{175}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">To update a Google Play app, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/googleplay\/answer\/113412?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">few options available<\/span><\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">:<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"411681071\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{185}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Update all Android apps automatically<\/strong>:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"990002475\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{195}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Open the Play Store app<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1433321596\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{206}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">In the top right corner, press the profile icon<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"293937981\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{220}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Tap <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Network Preferences<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Auto-update apps<\/strong><\/span><strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"730060520\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{234}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Select &ldquo;over any network&rdquo;, or &ldquo;over Wi-Fi- only&rdquo;<\/span>&nbsp;<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"818199244\" paraeid=\"{a6b08fcf-b27e-4d08-9b8f-fae4e9000787}{255}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><strong>Update individual apps automatically<\/strong>:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1497549668\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{10}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Open the Play Store app<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"2066841626\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{21}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">In the top right corner, press the profile icon<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1254759542\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{35}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Tap Manage apps and device<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"12\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"2119600063\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{49}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Tap Manage, and then find the desired app<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"13\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"920270692\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{63}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Tap the app to open the app&rsquo;s Details page<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"14\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1164737328\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{77}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">On the Details page, tap More (typically represented by&nbsp;three vertical dots)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"15\" data-aria-level=\"1\" role=\"listitem\">\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1964592544\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{91}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Turn on Enable auto-update<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p xml:lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"325652127\" paraeid=\"{4fd40ea4-af73-412d-9ed5-3336a4eee8ea}{112}\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">You may need to restart your device to complete the process.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>We don&rsquo;t just report on Android security&mdash;we provide it<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep threats off your Android devices by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/android\">downloading Malwarebytes for Android today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/news\/2023\/05\/child-safety-app-riddled-with-vulnerabilities-update-now\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<table cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<p>Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/category\/personal\" rel=\"category tag\">Personal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tags: Parental control kids place<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  child<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  safety<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  controls<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  restrict. block<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  limit<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  vulnerability<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  exploit<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  password<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  upload<\/p>\n<p>Tags:  dashboard<\/p>\n<p>Child safety app Parental Control &#8211; Kids Place has been found to have five vulnerabilities. You need to patch immediately to keep yourself secure.<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<p><b>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/news\/2023\/05\/child-safety-app-riddled-with-vulnerabilities-update-now\" title=\"Child safety app riddled with vulnerabilities: Update now!\">Read more&#8230;<\/a>)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/blog\/news\/2023\/05\/child-safety-app-riddled-with-vulnerabilities-update-now\">Child safety app riddled with vulnerabilities: Update now!<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10488,10378],"tags":[27420,18616,29417,11638,29415,29413,11831,26699,29414,713,29416,10467],"class_list":["post-22040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-child","tag-controls","tag-dashboard","tag-exploit","tag-limit","tag-parental-control-kids-place","tag-password","tag-personal","tag-restrict-block","tag-safety","tag-upload","tag-vulnerability"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22040"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22040\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}