momondo – Cheap Flights & Hotels 7.3.3 (Android / Google Play)

This application is available for Android. This app is designed to find the cheap flights and hotels. The latest build was released on July 6, 2017. Our latest check was performed on Oct 7th, 2016

Findings Summary

Our examination revealed total 26 items, where were 9 DAR items and 17 DIT items found. Among DAR items were found 0 worst items, 9 bad items, 0 good items, and 0 best items. Among DIT items were found 3 worst items, 0 bad items, 14 good items, and 0 best items.

Below you find 3 infographics summarizing what we described above. Each image provides information about both DAR and DIT items.

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Everything presented below is related to well-known CWEs, such as Sensitive data leakage [CWE-200], Unsafe sensitive data storage [CWE-312], Unsafe sensitive data transmission [CWE-319]. You can read more about it here.

Now let’s go deeper and examine each data item’s protection level.

Application Description

Let’s cite the description of this application below:

Find, compare & book flights and hotels with momondo’s beautiful all-in-one travel app
Search and compare billions of flight and hotel prices all over the world from wherever you are, faster than ever before. It is free, easy and fun to use and you can save on your next holiday, vacation or travel! So why pay more for the same when you can find the cheapest and best price here? momondo is independent and we’re dedicated to price transparency for all travelers!
COMPARE CHEAP FLIGHTS

We search major airlines, low cost carriers and travel agencies to give you the best flight ticket comparison there is

With this booking app, you can book a flight directly from your device wherever you are

Price Calendar helps you find the best airfare deals for your budget by showing the average prices on different dates in an interactive calendar

Filter tickets quickly and easily by stops, departure or arrival time, airlines, airport, ticket type and travel site

Cheapest, quickest or best flight deal? With one click you can see which ticket is the best deal for you. All you have to do is choose and you are ready to travel the world!

Not ready to book? Save your results for later, or share them via email or text

Beautiful and easy to use – finding the perfect air travel doesn’t have to be tricky and dull

FIND HOTEL DEALS

Best price guarantee! Is it really the cheapest? Our Best Price Guaranteed gives you peace of mind that you”ll get the cheapest price online for hotel rooms. If you find it cheaper within 24 hours, we’ll refund the difference

Search all the major booking and hotel comparison sites as well as individual hotel websites

We find you the very best possible deals, thanks to our powerful and hardworking robots

Find last minute deals with the Near Me Tonight feature

Sort results by cheapest, closest, best review, or most popular

See the amenities that matter most to you

Guest ratings and reviews – know what everyone else is saying about a hotel before you book

Beautiful and user friendly – finding a hotel has never looked this good or been this easy

A PERSONALISED SEARCH EXPERIENCE
Create your very own personal momondo profile!

Save and sync your preferences, your search history and all your favourite flights and hotels

Search from one device – and book from another

LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION?
What should your next destination be?>here

are momondo´s top 10 most searched destinations from the US!
1. New York (NYC)
2. Paris (PAR)
3. London (LON)
4. Copenhagen (CPH)
5. Amsterdam (AMS)
6. Bangkok (BKK)
7. Barcelona (BCN)
8. Rome (ROM)
9. Lisbon (LIS)
10. Tenerife (TCI)

Protection levels.

Locally stored data (Data-at-Rest, DAR).

Locally stored data groups include Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information, Credentials Information, Account Information, Location ‘n’ Maps Information, Travel Information, Application Information.
The average DAR value is 3.50 points (7.00 points of system protection and 0.00 points of own protection). It equals to a typical value (3.5 points, where’s 7 points of system protection and 0 points of own protection).

Items with average value 3.50 points (7 points of system protection, 0 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, extra data found that shouldn’t be accessed where system protection level means – root/jailbreak is required but not possible without wiping device data, and own protection level means – stored as is.

– Device Data (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Device ID, Device Name, Device OS Name and Version, and jailbroken/root status. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

– Credentials (Access IDs) (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Different tokens used to get access to your account, except for passwords but including app or 3rd party tokens, secret keys, etc. (usually don’t give full access to your account because based on permissions linked to these access tokens). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

– Credentials (IDs) (‘Credentials Information’ Group) – Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs including emails, phone number, usernames, etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials including basic (IDs only), passwords, tokens, etc.,

– Owner Profile (‘Account Information’ Group) – Profile of device owner, include name, basic credentials IDs, linked profile photo. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential IDs like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications,

– GEO Data (‘Location ‘n’ Maps Information’ Group) – Any GEO info stored as plain text referred to the places or tracked activity. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any geodata from trackers, social networks, GPS, etc.,

– Tracked Data ‘n’ Favorites (‘Travel Information’ Group) – Any favorites data or tracked data marked as desirable by users and for users (Means, user is on FB messenger, Viber, bank client or favourite hotel, room type, flight route, airline). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc.,

– Credentials (Tokens) (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Different tokens used to get access to your account, except for passwords but including app or 3rd party tokens, secret keys, etc. (usually give full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

– Application Configs (‘Application Information’ Group) – Different configuration files created by your app, perhaps app permissions. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to the app, app settings, including installed apps or installers,

– Application Configs (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Different configuration files created by your app, perhaps app permissions. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements

Keep in mind if you’re using some Android devices such Samsung, LG or another device with an unlocked or non-locked loader that allow rooting your device without user action, the system level equals 6 points instead of 7. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.

Transferred data (Data-in-Transit, DIT).

Transferred data groups include Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information, Location ‘n’ Maps Information, Travel Information, Account Information, Credentials Information, Media Information, Personal ‘n’ Private Information.
The average DIT value is 4.12 points (4.94 points of system protection and 3.29 points of own protection). It is less than a typical value (4 points, where’s 4 points of system protection and 4 points of own protection).

Items’ GROUP #1 with average value 5.00 points (6 points of system protection, 4 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, data is not available all the time or partially accessed where system protection level means – MITM prevented or fake certificate importing prevented, but plaintext non-protected traffic is intercepted, and own protection level means – bypassed by fake/stolen root certificates.

– Device Details (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Includes basic device details plus hardware key and fingerprints as well as IMEI. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

– Address Data (‘Account Information’ Group) – Home, work or another type of owner address stored by apps. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential IDs like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications,

– Credentials (Tokens) (‘Credentials Information’ Group) – Different tokens used to get access to your account, except for passwords but including app or 3rd party tokens, secret keys, etc. (usually give full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials including basic (IDs only), passwords, tokens, etc.,

– Credentials (Passwords) (‘Credentials Information’ Group) – Well-known passwords or PINs you’re using to get access to your account (usually it is worse than tokens because it gives full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials including basic (IDs only), passwords, tokens, etc.,

– Credentials (Access IDs) (‘Credentials Information’ Group) – Different tokens used to get access to your account, except for passwords but including app or 3rd party tokens, secret keys, etc. (usually don’t give full access to your account because based on permissions linked to these access tokens). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials including basic (IDs only), passwords, tokens, etc.,

– URLs (‘Media Information’ Group) – Different types of URLs referred to your files stored in clouds, profiles, social accounts, media files available online, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any data like photo, image, video, audio,

– Personalization (‘Personal ‘n’ Private Information’ Group) – Info describes user preferences, favorites, tracked data, search requests, suggestions, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any personal and private info is not grabbed from the 3rd party social networks or your IDs,

– Account Data (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Basic info about account like name, a list of sub-account (e.g. financial or other) and some linked data like a phone number. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

– Tracked Data ‘n’ Favorites (‘Analytics ‘n’ Ads Information’ Group) – Any favorites data or tracked data marked as desirable by users and for users (Means, user is on FB messenger, Viber, bank client or favourite hotel, room type, flight route, airline). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to analytics services like Flurry, Google Analytics, etc. or advertisements,

Items’ GROUP #2 with average value 0.00 points (0 points of system protection, 0 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, data ‘as is’ and easily accessed (plaintext, no protection at all) where system protection level means – transferred (or supposed to be) ‘as is’ (plaintext) due to jailbreak/root or preinstalled non-trusted firmware, certificates, etc., and own protection level means – transferred as is, perhaps protection mode turns off or doesn’t exist or info reveal eventually.

– GEO Snapshots (‘Travel Information’ Group) – Image-based snapshots of geodata info referred to the places. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc.

Keep in mind if you’re using out-of-date Android < 7.0, the system level equals 4 points instead of 6. It means your data can be stolen with a crafted preinstalled certificate on the device or if someone makes you install a certificate. Also, if you’re using out-of-date Android < 5.0, the system level equals 2 points instead of 4. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.

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