# CVE-2019-12504: Other in n/a

> Attackers can inject keystrokes via unencrypted wireless communication to remotely control victim computers and install malware.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5w76-5rq6-44v8

## What is CVE-2019-12504?

CVE-2019-12504 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Due to unencrypted and unauthenticated data communication, the wireless presenter Inateck WP2002 is prone to keystroke injection attacks. Thus, an attacker is able to send arbitrary keystrokes to a victim's computer system, e.g., to install malware when the target system is unattended. In this way, an attacker can remotely take control over the victim's computer that is operated with an affected receiver of this device.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12504?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inateck Wp2002 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12504 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12504 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12504 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12504 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-2019-12504/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12504/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12504
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12504
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12504

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