CVE-2019-5625 Eaton Halo Home Android App Insecure Storage
An attacker with physical access or a malicious app can steal OAuth tokens from insecure storage to impersonate users and access their cloud data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-5625?
CVE-2019-5625 is a low-severity vulnerability in Eaton HALO Home, published on 22 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Android mobile application Halo Home before 1.11.0 stores OAuth authentication and refresh access tokens in a clear text file. This file persists until the user logs out of the application and reboots the device. This vulnerability can allow an attacker to impersonate the legitimate user by reusing the stored OAuth token, thus allowing them to view and change the user's personal information stored in the backend cloud service. The attacker would first need to gain physical control of the Android device or compromise it with a malicious app.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Eaton Halo Home.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5625 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jpj5-3f5g-vc77.