CVE-2018-20100 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can intercept home Wi-Fi credentials during device configuration due to unencrypted HTTP transfers and weak fixed-key encryption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-20100?
CVE-2018-20100 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on August Connect devices. Insecure data transfer between the August app and August Connect during configuration allows attackers to discover home Wi-Fi credentials. This data transfer uses an unencrypted access point for these credentials, and passes them in an HTTP POST, using the AugustWifiDevice class, with data encrypted with a fixed key found obfuscated in the app.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20100?
It affects 2 products.
Products include August August Connect, August August Connect Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-20100?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20100 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-20100 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20100 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3j3x-vgx3-q5cg.