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CVE-2016-6538

TrackR Bravo mobile application stores account passwords in cleartext

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 65%
Public exploits
0
none known

The TrackR Bravo mobile app stores the account password used to authenticate to the cloud API in cleartext in the cache.db file. Updated apps, version 5.1.6 for iOS and 2.2.5 for Android, have been released by the vendor to address the vulnerabilities in CVE-2016-6538, CVE-2016-6539, CVE-2016-6540 and CVE-2016-6541.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.03.3AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • TrackR Bravo Mobile Application

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-313 Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93874 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/TNOY-AF3KCZ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • blog.rapid7.com /2016/10/25/multiple-bluetooth-low-energy-ble-tracker-vulnerabilities/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/617567 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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