# CVE-2019-9493: MyCar Controls uses hard-coded credentials

> Hard-coded admin credentials in the MyCar Controls mobile app allow remote attackers to access vehicle data and location without authentication.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-54f4-w37j-gj3c

## What is CVE-2019-9493?

CVE-2019-9493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AutoMobility Distribution Inc. MyCar Controls, published on 15 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The MyCar Controls of AutoMobility Distribution Inc., mobile application contains hard-coded admin credentials. A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to send commands to and retrieve data from a target MyCar unit. This may allow the attacker to learn the location of a target, or gain unauthorized physical access to a vehicle. This issue affects AutoMobility MyCar versions prior to 3.4.24 on iOS and versions prior to 4.1.2 on Android. This issue has additionally been fixed in Carlink, Link, Visions MyCar, and MyCar Kia.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9493?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mycarcontrols Mycar Controls.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9493 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AutoMobility Distribution Inc. MyCar Controls, published on 15 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: AutoMobility Distribution Inc. MyCar Controls. 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-2019-9493/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9493/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9493
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9493
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9493

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