# dineshshetty/Android-InsecureBankv2

Vulnerable Android application for developers and security enthusiasts to learn about Android insecurities

Repository: https://github.com/dineshshetty/Android-InsecureBankv2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-insecurebankv2
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-04-17T12:40:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4384, "days_push": 868, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1470, forks 518 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.173023+00:00)

## What it is
A deliberately vulnerable Android banking application designed for security enthusiasts and developers to learn Android insecurities by testing against it. It includes a Python back-end server and demonstrates dozens of vulnerabilities such as weak cryptography, insecure logging, root detection bypass, and intent injection.

## Use cases
- learn android security vulnerabilities hands-on
- practice mobile penetration testing
- train on android app exploitation techniques
- set up a vulnerable target for android security labs
- test mobile security scanning tools against known flaws
- teach android insecure coding patterns in a course

## When to choose
- you want a realistic vulnerable Android app to practice exploitation
- you are teaching or learning Android security concepts like intent injection or root detection bypass
- you need a target app to validate mobile security tooling

## When to avoid
- you need a secure banking app for production use
- you want a maintained project with active vulnerability additions
- you cannot run the legacy Python 2 back-end server

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, penetration-testing, vulnerability-scanning
- domain: security, mobile-development, education, android-tools
- platform: python, jvm
- tags: intentionally-vulnerable-app, android-security, security-training, ctf-practice, mobile-pentesting, android

## Member repositories
- dineshshetty/Android-InsecureBankv2 (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.173023+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:48.991566+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dineshshetty/Android-InsecureBankv2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.173023+00:00, sha dbb78b5cac74)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.