# CVE-2018-19111: Information disclosure in n/a

> The Google Cardboard mobile application leaks private device information to a third-party website via cleartext transmission.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8h2j-9rpf-m8jv

## What is CVE-2018-19111?

CVE-2018-19111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Google Cardboard application 1.8 for Android and 1.2 for iOS sends potentially private cleartext information to the Unity 3D Stats web site, as demonstrated by device make, model, and OS.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19111?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Cardboard.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-19111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-19111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19111 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19111 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19111/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19111

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19111/
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