testing-android-intents-for-vulnerabilities

name	testing-android-intents-for-vulnerabilities
description	Tests Android inter-process communication (IPC) through intents for vulnerabilities including intent injection, unauthorized component access, broadcast sniffing, pending intent hijacking, and content provider data leakage. Use when assessing Android app attack surface through exported components, testing intent-based data flows, or evaluating IPC security. Activates for requests involving Android intent security, IPC testing, exported component analysis, or Drozer assessment.
domain	cybersecurity
tags	["mobile-security","android","intents","ipc-security","owasp-mobile","penetration-testing"]
subdomain	mobile-security
author	oyi77
version	1.0.0
license	Apache-2.0
nist_csf	["PR.PS-01","PR.AA-05","ID.RA-01","DE.CM-09"]

Testing Android Intents For Vulnerabilities

Overview

Cybersecurity skill for testing android intents for vulnerabilities. Follows industry best practices and security standards.

When to Use

Trigger phrases:

• "testing android intents for vulnerabilities"
• "Assessing Android app exported activities, services, receivers, and content prov"
• "Testing for intent injection and unauthorized component invocation"
• "Evaluating broadcast receiver security for sensitive data exposure"

Use this skill when:

• Assessing Android app exported activities, services, receivers, and content providers
• Testing for intent injection and unauthorized component invocation
• Evaluating broadcast receiver security for sensitive data exposure
• Performing IPC-focused penetration testing on Android applications

Do not use on production devices without explicit authorization.

When NOT to Use

• When you lack proper authorization for testing
• For production systems without change management
• When the task requires legal or compliance expertise beyond technical scope

Prerequisites

• Rooted Android device or emulator with ADB
• Drozer agent installed on target device (drozer agent.apk)
• Drozer console on host (pip install drozer)
• Target APK decompiled with apktool for AndroidManifest.xml analysis
• Frida for runtime intent monitoring

Workflow

# Example: IOC detection
import re

IOC_PATTERNS = {
    "ip": r"\b(?:\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}\b",
    "domain": r"\b[a-z0-9-]+\.[a-z]{2,}\b",
    "hash_md5": r"\b[a-f0-9]{32}\b",
    "hash_sha256": r"\b[a-f0-9]{64}\b",
}

def extract_iocs(text: str) -> dict:
    return {k: re.findall(v, text) for k, v  IOC_PATTERNS.items()}