CVE-2019-5627 BlueCats Reveal iOS App Insecure Storage
An attacker with physical access or a malicious app can retrieve clear-text credentials from the cache, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2019-5627?
CVE-2019-5627 is a low-severity vulnerability in BlueCats Reveal, 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 iOS mobile application BlueCats Reveal before 5.14 stores the username and password in the app cache as base64 encoded strings, i.e. clear text. These persist in the cache even if the user logs out. This can allow an attacker to compromise the affected BlueCats network implementation. The attacker would first need to gain physical control of the iOS device or compromise it with a malicious app.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5627?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bluecats Bc Reveal.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-5627 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5627 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j3x6-49hf-q3xq.